Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Harris, 1841. Apparently a compound of Greek eu-, thoroughly, well, plus Greek chaete(s), bristle. (Based on Internet searches.) This makes sense in reference to the caterpillar, which is thoroughly bristled.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 12 species.
albicosta (Walker, 1855)
antica (Walker, 1856)
bolteri Stretch, 1885
castalla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
egle (Drury, 1773)
elegans Stretch, 1874
fusca (Rothschild, 1910)
gigantea (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
helena (Cassino, 1928)
perlevis Grote, 1882
polingi (Cassino, 1928)
zella (Dyar, 1902)
Range
E. egle is eastern. About 12 species occur in Texas and the southwest
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Print References
Wagner, p. 474--photos of larva and adult of E. egle
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