''Eacles'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as 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 moths, royal moths, and gi ...
. They are native to the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
. 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
''Eacles imperialis'', the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is found mainly in the East of South America and North America, from the center of Argentina to south Canada. The species was first ...
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(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
''Eacles mayi'' is a moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ...
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Schaus, 1920
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Eacles ormondei''
Schaus, 1889
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Eacles oslari
''Eacles oslari'', or Oslar's eacles, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from the Santa Rita, Patagonia, Atascosa and Huachuca mountains of southern Arizona south into Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua in Mexico. Wings vary from yel ...
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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
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