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Updated as per
Heppner's Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera Checklist: Part 4B, 1996, November 29, 2005
Lemaire's Ceratocampinae, November 29, 2005 Updated as per communication from Jean Michel Maes (Nicaragua), March 2007 Updated as per http://www.inbio.ac.cr/bims/k02/p05/c029/o0119/f00885.htm IB |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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Eacles masoni masoni male, copyright Kirby Wolfe
Eggs are most frequently deposited on Laurel sumac (Rhus laurina).
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 masoni masoni female, copyright Kirby Wolfe.
Pupae should be stored under cool , but above freezing temperatures, and sprinkling with water a few times a week in June encourages July eclosions. Eacles masoni masoni larvae, copyright Kirby Wolfe
Larval Food PlantsIt 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 "masoni" is honourific for a man named Mason.
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