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Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 4 Heft 2 29.06.2011; January 31, 2012
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Eacles ormondei janzeni male, Guanacaste, Costa Rica,
119mm, courtesy of Dan Janzen, id by Bill Oehlke as per ESs
This site has been created by
Bill Oehlke.
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
I believe it is replaced in Costa Rica, south of the Costa Rican provinces listed above, by Eacles ormondei vanschaycki in Cartago at elevations from 750-1680m. Eacles ormondei vanschaycki seems to be a slightly larger species than Eacles ormondei janzeni on average.
Compared to E. o. vanschaycki, E. o. janzeni has a much heavier suffusion of orange scaling and darker grey-black markings. E. o. vanshaycki is more yellowish, without the very heavy orange suffusion, has lighter grey-black markings.
Eacles o. janzeni/vanschaycki male, Kiri Lodge, Orosi, Cartago, Costa Rica,
4000 feet, May 6, 2008, courtesy of Leroy Simon.
Perhaps the Code (ICZN) restriction not allowing two subspecies to be sympatric will have to be relaxed??
Eacles ormondei janzeni male (verso), Guanacaste, Costa Rica,
119mm, courtesy of Dan Janzen, id by Bill Oehlke as per ESs
Larvae might accept Quercus and Rhus laurina and Salix.
Eacles ormondei janzeni female, Guanacaste, Costa Rica,
135mm, courtesy of Dan Janzen, id by Bill Oehlke as per ESs
Eacles ormondei janzeni female, Guanacaste, Costa Rica,
135mm, courtesy of Dan Janzen, id by Bill Oehlke as per ESs
Lemon-yellow, translucent eggs are deposited singly or in small clusters of up to six. The larvae become visible through the egg shells a day or so before emerging.
Larvae are solitary in their feeding habits and have extensive thoracic scoli. At maturity, larvae descend trees to pupate in
underground chambers. Pupae should be stored under cool, but above freezing temperatures, and sprinkling with water a few times a week
in spring encourages subsequent eclosions.
Larval Food Plants
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The pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on
commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different. Some of the early describers/namers chose genus and species names indicating some character of the insect, but more
often, they simply chose names from Greek or Roman mythology or history. Those species names which end in "ensis" indicate a
specimen locale, and those which end in "i", pronounced "eye", honour a contempory friend/collector/etc.
I do not know the source of the genus name "Eacles", but it may be a combination of "Ea", the Greek word for gods and goddesses and the Greek
suffix "cles", meaning 'glory of'.
The species name "ormondei" is honourific for Ormonde.
The subspecies name "janzeni" is honourific for Dan Janzen.
Eacles ormondei janzeni HT male, 115mm, El Gobiado, Jinotega, Nicaragua,
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