Genus Eacles

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Unknown Moth from Chesapeake, VA, Summer - 2009, on my barn beneath our dusk-to-dawn light, Photo taken between 10:12AM - Eacles imperialis

Imperial Moth Caterpillar ? - Eacles imperialis

Saturniidae, Imperial - Eacles imperialis

imperial moth - Eacles imperialis - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)

Genus Eacles

Pronunciation

ee-uh-kleez (IPA: ē'-ə-klēz) (1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eacles Hübner, 1819

Explanation of Names

Etymology unknown ("dubious") (1).

Numbers

A Neotropical genus of at least 17 species, nearly all of which occur in Brazil (St. Laurent, Mielke, & Naumann, 2015). One species (imperialis) ranges widely in the eastern United States (and south to Argentina) but has severely declined in the Northeast in recent decades. E. oslari occurs in southern Arizona and much of Mexico.

Remarks

The origin of the genus name Eacles is a real puzzle. Perhaps it is a misspelling or a typographical error. Some possible intended words (speculative) are Eocles/Eokles and Eakles/Aekles--the latter are, perhaps, surnames. Perhaps related to Eteocles?? There is, unfortunately, no entry in the Oxford English Dictionary for this name.

The original publication (from Lepidoptera and other life forms) is Eacles Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (10): 153.

Print References

St. Laurent, R.A., C.G.C Mielke, & S. Naumann, 2015. Notes on the genus Eacles Hübner, [1819] in Brazil with descriptions of the females of Eacles bertrandi Lemaire, 1981 and Eacles mayi Schaus, 1920 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae, Ceratocampinae). Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 36(4): 196–207.

The Century Dictionary--entry for Eacles (1)

Internet References

www.butterfliesandmoths.org - Eacles oslari images, description, and range map.

Works Cited

1.	The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language

Contributed by Cotinis on 12 July, 2004 - 10:02am
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Blocky
Last updated 31 January, 2022 - 12:00pm

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