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Updated as per
Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, November 27, 2005 Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, November 28, 2005 Updated as per Rio Grande do Sul: Arsenurinae and Ceratocampinae; April 25, 2013 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Larvae feed on Ligustrum, Juglans, Fagus and Quercus. They have also been reported on plants in the Malvaceae and Melastomataceae familes. Thibaud Decaens reports success rearing this species on Eucalyptus.
In Rio Grande do Sul they are known to feed upon plants in the following families: Anacardiaceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae, Loranthaceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Oleaceae, Poaceae.
Eacles ducalis female, Santa Catarina, southeastern Brazil,
reared on Eucalyptus, courtesy/copyright Thibaud Decaens.
Females (yellow or dark orange) have ciliate antennae and extend a scent gland, emitting pheromone, from the tip of the abdomen at night. Males (right) fly in a zigzag pattern into the wind and use their more highly developed antennae (quadripectinate for basal two-thirds) to track the pheromone.The pair remains coupled until the following evening. Upon separation, the females begin their ovipositing flights. |
EGGS, LARVAE AND PUPAE: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.Eacles ducalis first or second instar larvae courtesy of Dominique Adès. copyright
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Eacles ducalis fifth instar, Santa Catarina, southeastern Brazil,
reared on Eucalyptus, courtesy/copyright Thibaud Decaens.
Eacles ducalis fifth instars, Santa Catarina, southeastern Brazil,
reared on Eucalyptus, courtesy/copyright Thibaud Decaens.
Eacles ducalis gynandromorph, Santa Catarina, southeastern Brazil,
reared on Eucalyptus, courtesy/copyright Thibaud Decaens.
Eucalyptus (TD) |
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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 "ducalis" is probably ?? for the two circular
gold spots on the thorax, suggesting gold coins, sometimes valued in
'ducals'.