Eacles
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| Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), naturally camouflaged to look like leaf litter, shown with a nearly identical yellow poplar leaf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratocampinae |
| Genus: | Eacles Hübner, 1819 |
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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
[edit]The genus includes the following species:
- Eacles acuta Schaus, 1905
- Eacles adoxa Jordan, 1910
- Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
- Eacles bertrandi Lemaire, 1981
- Eacles callopteris W. Rothschild, 1907
- Eacles camposportoi Mendes, 1937
- Eacles canaima Feige, 1971
- Eacles cuscoensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009
- Eacles ducalis Walker, 1855
- Eacles fairchildi May & Oiticica, 1941
- Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
- Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773)
- Eacles kaechi (Brechlin & Meister, 2011)
- Eacles lauroi Oiticica, 1938
- Eacles lemairei Rego Barros & Tangerini, 1973
- Eacles magnifica Walker, 1855
- Eacles manuelita Oiticica, 1941
- Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
- Eacles mayi Schaus, 1920
- Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
- Eacles oslari Rothschild, 1907
- Eacles paraadoxa Brechlin & Meister, 2009
- Eacles penelope (Cramer, 1775)
- Eacles silkae (Brechlin & Meister, 2011)
Gallery
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E. adoxa male -
E. barnesi male -
E. imperialis male -
E. imperialis cacicus female -
E. masoni male -
E. masoni female -
E. ormondei male -
E. oslari male -
E. oslari female -
E. penelope male -
E. penelope female
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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