Rothschild's Giant Silkmoth

added a new photo to show the size. Unfortunately I had the wrong settings on my new camera so the photo didn't come out so well, to say the least!

Added another photo to show the size. Unfortunately had the wrong settings on my new camera, so the photo isn't too good, to say the least!

thanks Reiko, and yes C.Sydes, it looked so huge when it flew in... pretty exciting!

spectacular find - that must have been pretty exciting

Beautiful moth.

thanks bayucca...

Than it is Rothschildia triloba.

added the altitude, bayucca. i think I probably found it at the lower altitude.

Saturniidae, Saturniinae, Attacini, Rotschildia sp., it is either Rothschildia orizaba or Rothschildia triloba. What was the exact altitude you found this one?