Eacles

Eacles Hübner, [1819]

Eacles Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (10): 153; TS: Phalaena imperialis Drury
Ceracampa Kirby & Spence, 1828; Introd. Ent. (Edn 5) 2: 235; TS: Phalaena imperialis Drury
Ceracampa Kirby & Spence, 1828; Introd. Ent. (Edn 5) 3: 179, 251, 255
- = Eacles; [NACL], 108
Basilona Boisduval, 1868; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 8: 317; TS: Basilona cacicus Boisduval
- = Eacles Hübner, 1819; [NACL], 108
Crenudia Burmeister, 1880; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (2): 46; TS: Ceratocampa imperialis var. opaca Burmeister
- = Eacles Hübner, 1819; [NACL], 108

Basilona; [NHM-BMW]
Ceracampa; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Cerocampa; Boisduval, 1836, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 42 (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Crenudia; [NHM-BMW]
Eacles; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Eacles (Ceratocampinae); [MABL]
Eacles (Citheroniinae); [NACL], 108

Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773) ENA, Ecuador, Guatemala. See [maps] Imperial Moth
- Phalaena imperialis Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index to 1; TL: New York
- Phalaena imperialis Drury, [1770]; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 1: 17, pl. 9, f. 1-2
- imperatoria (Smith, 1797)
  - = ; [NACL], #7704
- Bombyx didyma Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
  - = ; [NACL], #7704
- Eacles punctatissima Neumoegen, 1891
  - = ; [NACL], #7704
- Eacles imperialis anchicayensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles imperialis hallwachsae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles imperialis imperialis; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
- Eacles imperialis piurensis; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles imperialis typica; [GBCL]
- Eacles imperialis; [NACL], #7704; [SMNA]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
575x365 (~53Kb) ♀ Bigfork, Montanta, USA, July 7, 1975, Photo © Dan Chaffee 480x280 (~40Kb) ♂ Bigfork, Montanta, USA, July 7, 1975, Photo © Dan Chaffee

Larva on Pinus , Quercus , Acer , A. negundo, Liquidambar stryraciflua, Sassafras albidum [SMNA]
- E. i. pini Michener, 1950
  - Eacles imperialis pini Michener, 1950; ; TL: Cheboygan, Michigan
  - Eacles imperialis pini; [NACL], #7704a; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Eacles pini; [P&N23]
- E. i. nobilis Neumoegen, 1891
  - Eacles imperialis var. nobilis Neumoegen, 1891
  - Eacles imperialis nobilis; [NACL], #7704b; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
- E. i. cacicus (Boisduval, 1868) Ecuador
  - Basilona cacicus Boisduval, 1868; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 8: 319; TL: Brazil
  - Eacles imperialis cacicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Eacles magnifica cacicus; [LepIndex]
- E. i. opaca (Burmeister, 1878)
  - Ceratocampa imperialis var. opaca Burmeister, 1878; Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5: 489, 491
  - Crenudia opaca; Burmeister, 1880, Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (2): 46
  - Eacles imperialis opaca; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. i. oslari Rothschild, 1907 Arizona, Mexico
  - Eacles imperialis oslari Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 423; TL: Nogales, Arizona
  - Eacles imperialis oslari; [iNaturalist]
  - Eacles implerialis oslari; [SMNA]; [MABL]
  - Eacles oslari; [NACL], #7705; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [BAMONA]
  Larva on Quercus oblongifolia, Q. emoryi, Sapindus spanoaria dummondii [SMNA]
- E. i. tucumana Rothschild, 1907 NW.Argenintina (Tucuman)
  - Eacles imperialis tucumana Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 423; TL: Tucuman, NW.Argentina
  - Eacles imperialis tucumana; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. i. decoris Rothschild, 1907 Mexico - Panama, Guatemala
  - Eacles imperialis decoris Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 423; TL: Guatemala
  - Eacles imperialis decoris; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. i. quintanensis Lemaire, 1971 Mexico, ...?
  - Eacles imperialis quintanensis; [MABL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles magnifica Walker, 1855 Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay. See [maps]
- Eacles magnifica Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 6: 1373; TL: Brazil, Para
- Eacles imperialis magnifica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles magnifica typica; [LepIndex]
- Eacles magnifica; Godman & Salvin, 1886, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 169, 3: pl. 15, f. 13; [LepIndex]
Eacles adoxa Jordan, 1910 Ecuador. See [maps]
- Eacles adoxa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles penelope (Cramer, 1775) Ecuador. See [maps]
- Eacles penelope ducalis; [LepIndex]
- Eacles penelope; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]; [LEPIFORUM]
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896 -. See [maps]
- Eacles masoni centralamericana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles masoni machiapasiana; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles masoni; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. m. masoni Mexico, ...?
  - Eacles masoni masoni; [MABL]; [iNaturalist]
- E. m. tyrannus Draudt, 1930 Ecuador
  - Eacles tyrannus; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. m. fulvaster Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador, Peru
  - Eacles masoni fulvaster Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 424; TL: La Union, Rio Huacamayo, Carabaya, SE.Peru, 2000ft
  - Eacles fulvaster fulvaster; [iNaturalist]
  - Eacles fulvaster oriecuadoriana; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Eacles fulvaster; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Eacles masoni fulvaster; [LepIndex]
Eacles callopteris Rothschild, 1907 Ecuador, Peru. See [maps]
- Eacles callopteris Rothschild, 1907; Novit. Zool. 14 (2): 424; TL: Santo Domingo, Carabaya, SE.Peru, 6000ft
- Eacles acuta callopteris; [LepIndex]
- Eacles callopteris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889 Mexico. See [maps]
- Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889; Ent. Amer. 5: 192; TL: Coatepec
- Eacles ormondei janzeni; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles ormondei vanschaycki; [CoL] ; [GBCL]
- Eacles ormondei; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. o. ormondei Mexico, ...?
  - Eacles ormondei ormondei; [MABL]; [iNaturalist]
- E. o. yucatanensis Lemaire, 1988 Mexico, ...?
  - Eacles ormondei yucatanensis; [MABL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. o. peruviana Bouvier, 1927 Ecuador
  - Eacles ormondei peruviana; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
  - Eacles ormondei peruvianus; [CoL]
  - Eacles penelope peruvianus; [LepIndex]
- E. o. violacea Lemaire, 1975 Ecuador
  - Eacles ormondei violacea; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- E. o. niepelti Draudt, 1930 Ecuador
  - Eacles ormondei niepelti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Unmatched external taxa

Eacles alinae; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles amazonica; [iNaturalist]
Eacles barragani; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles bertrandi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles camposporti; [CoL]
Eacles camposportoi; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles canaima; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles cuscoensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles ducalis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles fairchildi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles guinlei; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles johnsoniella; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles kaechi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles lauroi; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles lemairei; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles majestalis; [LepIndex]
Eacles manuelita; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles mayi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles paraadoxa; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles silkae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles suffusa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
Eacles tricolor; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Unknown or unplaced taxa

Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 180; TL: Omai, British Guiana; St. Jean, French Guiana

Eacles guianensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 181; TL: Omai, British Guiana; St. Jean, French Guiana

Eacles barnesi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

Eacles acuta Schaus, 1905; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420): 182; TL: Omai, British Guiana

Eacles acuta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[Dan Chaffee]
6903 NW Cross Rd; Kansas City, Mo. 64152; USA; e-mail: Dan Chaffee
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MABL] Manuel A. Balcázar Lara
Palomillas de México
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1868
Note sur la tribu des Ceratocampides Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 8 : 309-319
Boisduval, 1836
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1-690, pl. 1-24
Burmeister, 1878
Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres. 5. Lépidoptères. Première partie. Contenant les diurnes, crépusculaires et bombycoïdes Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5 : 1-526
Burmeister, 1880
Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5, Atlas (1): 1-40, pl. 1-13 (1879), (2): 41-60, pl. 14-24 (1880), (3): 61-64, pl. [25] ([1881])
Drury, [1770]
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 1 : pl. 1-50 (1770), (1773) , : 1-123 (1837)
Drury, 1773
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2 : pl. 1-50, : 1-100 (1837)
Godman & Salvin, 1886
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
[GBCL]; Kitching, Rougerie, Zwick, Hamilton, St Lauren, Naumann, Mejia, Kawahara, 2018
A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Biodiv. Data J. 6: e22236
Rothschild, 1907
New American Saturniidae and Ceratocampidae Novit. Zool. 14 (2) : 413-432
Schaus, 1889
Descriptions of new species of Mexican Heterocera Ent. Amer. 5 : 87-90, : 190-192
Schaus, 1905
Descriptions of new South American Moths Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420) : 179-345
[SMNA]; Tuskes, Tuttle, & Collins, 1996
The wild silk moths of North America
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

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