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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 "An update checklist for the Saturniidae of Ecuador. Part II: .... " in SHILAP Revta. lepid 34 (135), 2006: 197-211 L. & T. Racheli, September 2007 Updated as per French Guiana Systematique, February 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Carlos Mielke, July 2009 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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The dark areas of the falcate forewings of the male are very widespread. In both sexes the hindwing postmedian line passes through the ocellus.
Larvae probably feed on Ligustrum, Juglans, Fagus and Quercus, but I have no confirmed reports.
Eacles guianensis female, Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil, courtesy of Carlos Mielke.
The pair remains coupled until the following evening. Upon separation, the females begin their ovipositing flights.
Eacles guianensis courtesy of Entomo Service
Eacles guianensis male, French Guiana, courtesy of Carlot Didier.
Larvae are solitary in their feeding habits and have extensive thoracic scoli, especially pronounced in early instars. 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.
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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 "guianensis" is for the location/source, Guiana,
of the specimen type.
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