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Species Eacles oslari - Oslar's Eacles - Hodges#7705

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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

Species oslari (Oslar's Eacles - Hodges#7705)

Hodges Number

7705

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eacles oslari Rothschild, 1907

Eacles imperialis oslari Rothschild, 1907

Phylogentic sequence # 224175

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Ernest J. Oslar, a professional insect collector.

Size

Forewing length of males 51-58 mm, females 64-68 mm (1)

Identification

Larva - Tuskes(1) (1986) describes five instars.

Adult - ground color yellow (most common), orange-brown, pale lavender or transitional (1)

Range

Southern Arizona and Mexico (1)

Season

Adults fly early July to mid August (1)

Food

Larval hosts include Mexican blue oak (Quercus oblongifolia), Emory oak (Q. emoryi) and western soapberry (Sapindus spanoaria dummondii).

Life Cycle

Pupates underground (1)

Print References

Ferguson, D.C. 1971. The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 20.2a, p. 30; pl. 2.4, 12-14. (2)

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl.35.5m, p.237. (3)

Rothschild, W. 1907. New American Saturniidae and Ceratocampidae. Novitates Zoologicae, 14(2): 423.

Tuskes, P.M. 1986. Biology and immature stages of Citheronia splendens sinaloensis and Eacles oslari in Arizona (Saturnidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(4): 264. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

Butterflies and Moths of North America

Works Cited

1.	Biology and immature stages of Citheronia splendens sinaloensis and Eacles oslari in Arizona (Saturnidae) Paul M. Tuskes. 1986. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(4): 264- 270.

2.	MONA - Saturniidae D.C. Ferguson. 1971. E.W. Classey & R.D.B. Publications Inc.

3.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 17 February, 2007 - 3:42pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, roar, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy
Last updated 31 January, 2024 - 2:19pm

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