Eacles

Eacles
Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), naturally camouflaged to look like leaf litter, shown with a nearly identical yellow poplar leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus:
Hübner, 1819
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Ceracampa Kirby & Spence, 1828
  • Basilona Boisduval, 1868
  • Crenudia Burmeister, 1880

Eacles is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. They are native to the Americas. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

  • E. adoxa male
    E. adoxa male
  • E. barnesi male
    E. barnesi male
  • E. imperialis male
    E. imperialis male
  • E. imperialis cacicus female
    E. imperialis cacicus female
  • E. masoni male
    E. masoni male
  • E. masoni female
    E. masoni female
  • E. ormondei male
    E. ormondei male
  • E. oslari male
    E. oslari male
  • E. oslari female
    E. oslari female
  • E. penelope male
    E. penelope male
  • E. penelope female
    E. penelope female

References

  1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010.


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