Eacles Explained

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:

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.