Eacles imperialis cacicus
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(Boisduval, 1868) Basilona

Eacles imperialis cacicus male, Tiangua, Ceara, Brazil,
July 26, 2016, courtesy of Sylvia Barroso, id by Bill Oehlke.

Eacles imperialis cacicus male, Tiangua, Ceara, Brazil,
July 14, 2016, courtesy of Sylvia Barroso, id by Bill Oehlke.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841 Genus: Eacles, Hübner, [1819]