Eacles imperialis magnifica

Eacles imperialis magnifica
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Walker, 1855

Eacles imperialis magnifica/cacicus ??, Itanhandu, southeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil,
green form, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

The larva from southeastern Minas Gerais is a subspecies of E. imperialis. It could be E. i. cacicus, but I have gone with E. i. magnifica based on geography. The thoracic and anal scoli also seem more appropriate (length) for magnifica.

TAXONOMY:

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

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