''Eacles'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, members of which are commonly named the saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor m ...
. They are native to the
Americas
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. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Eacles acuta''
Schaus, 1905
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Eacles adoxa''
Jordan, 1910
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Eacles barnesi''
Schaus, 1905
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Eacles bertrandi''
Lemaire, 1981
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Eacles callopteris''
W. Rothschild, 1907
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Eacles camposportoi''
Mendes, 1937
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Eacles canaima''
Feige, 1971
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Eacles cuscoensis''
Brechlin & Meister, 2009
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Eacles ducalis''
Walker, 1855
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Eacles fairchildi''
May & Oiticica, 1941
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Eacles guianensis''
Schaus, 1905
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Eacles imperialis''
(Drury, 1773)
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Eacles kaechi''
(Brechlin & Meister, 2011)
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Eacles lauroi''
Oiticica, 1938
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Eacles lemairei''
Rego Barros & Tangerini, 1973
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Eacles magnifica''
Walker, 1855
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Eacles manuelita''
Oiticica, 1941
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Eacles masoni''
Schaus, 1896
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Eacles mayi''
Schaus, 1920
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Eacles ormondei''
Schaus, 1889
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Eacles oslari''
Rothschild, 1907
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Eacles paraadoxa''
Brechlin & Meister, 2009
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Eacles penelope''
(Cramer, 1775)
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Eacles silkae''
(Brechlin & Meister, 2011)
Gallery
File:Eacles adoxa mounted.jpg, ''E. adoxa'' male
File:Eacles barnesi male sjh.jpg, ''E. barnesi'' male
File:Eacles imperialis - USA - 2008 (5423047216).jpg, ''E. imperialis'' male
File:Eacles imperialis cacicus female.jpg, ''E. imperialis cacicus'' female
File:Eacles masoni male sjh.jpg, ''E. masoni'' male
File:Eacles masoni female sjh.jpg, ''E. masoni'' female
File:Eacles ormondei mounted.jpg, ''E. ormondei'' male
File:Eacles oslari male mounted.jpg, ''E. oslari'' male
File:Eacles oslari female.jpg, ''E. oslari'' female
File:Eacles penelope male.jpg, ''E. penelope'' male
File:Eacles penelope female sjh.jpg, ''E. penelope'' female
References
Ceratocampinae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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