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Updated as per
Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, November 30, 2005 Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, November 30, 2005 Updated as per personal communication with Horst Kach (Esmeraldas), March 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Andreas Kay at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/6800920022/; March 16, 2013 |
Eacles ormondei niepelti male, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Eacles ormondei niepelti male, Lita, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
February 1, 2006,, courtesy of Horst Kach.
Eacles ormondei niepelti male (verso), Lita, Esmeraldas,
Ecuador,
February 1, 2006, courtesy of Horst Kach.
Eacles ormondei niepelti male, Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador,
March 1, 2012, courtesy of Andreas Kay at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/6800920022/; March 16, 2013
id by Bill Oehlke.
In captivity Quercus and Rhus laurina and Salix are probably accepted accepted. Horst Kach rears them successfully on sweetgum in Ecuador.
Eacles ormondei niepelti female, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.
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.
Eacles ormondei niepelti third instar larva, Durango, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
Eacles ormondei niepelti fourth instar larva, Durango, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
Eacles ormondei niepelti fifth instar larva, Durango, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
Eacles ormondei niepelti larva, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.
Larval Food PlantsListed below are the primary and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae and/or on various internet sites or from personal communication. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.
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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 "niepelti" is honourific for Wilhelm Niepelt.
 Eacles ormondei niepelti female, Claude Lemaire
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