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Taxonomy of Genus Eacles Hübner, 1819
Imperial Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal
344
8362
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCeratocampinae
Harris, 1833
Royal Moths
9
369
Genera
Species
GenusEacles
Hübner, 1819
Imperial Moths
96Species
Subnodes of Eacles Hübner, 1819
SpeciesEacles acuta Schaus, 1905
1Subspecies
SpeciesEacles adoxa Jordan, 1910
SpeciesEacles alinae
SpeciesEacles amazonica Schüssler, 1936
SpeciesEacles ambicolor Lemaire, 1972
SpeciesEacles anchicayensis Lemaire, 1971  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles approximans Bouvier, 1924  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
SpeciesEacles bertrandi Lemaire, 1981
SpeciesEacles cacicus Boisduval, 1868  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles callopteris Rothschild, 1907
SpeciesEacles camposporti Mendes, 1937
SpeciesEacles camposportoi Mendes, 1937
SpeciesEacles canaima Feige, 1971
SpeciesEacles centralamericana Brechlin & Meister, 2011
SpeciesEacles columbiana Draudt, 1930
SpeciesEacles cuscoensis Brechlin & Meister, 2009
SpeciesEacles cybele Olivier, 1790
SpeciesEacles decoris Rothschild, 1907  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles didyma Palisot de Beauvois, 1805  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles ducalis Walker, 1855
SpeciesEacles fairchildi May & Oiticica, 1941
SpeciesEacles fulvaster Rothschild, 1907
2Subspecies
SpeciesEacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
SpeciesEacles guinlei Oiticica, 1941
SpeciesEacles imperatoria Abbot & Smith, 1797  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Imperial moth
16Subspecies
SpeciesEacles johnsoniella Oiticica & Michener, 1950
SpeciesEacles kaechi Brechlin & Meister, 2011
SpeciesEacles lauroi Oiticica, 1938
SpeciesEacles lemairei Rego Barros & Tangerini, 1973
SpeciesEacles lombardi Bouvier, 1924
SpeciesEacles machiapasiana Brechlin & Meister, 2011
SpeciesEacles magnifica Walker, 1855  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
4Subspecies
SpeciesEacles majestalis Draudt, 1930
SpeciesEacles manuelita Oiticica, 1941
SpeciesEacles masoni Schaus, 1896
5Subspecies
SpeciesEacles mayi Schaus, 1920
SpeciesEacles niepelti Draudt, 1930
SpeciesEacles nobilis Neumoegen, 1891  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles opaca Burmeister, 1878  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles oriecuadoriana Brechlin & Meister, 2011
SpeciesEacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
9Subspecies
SpeciesEacles oslari Rothschild, 1907  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
Oslar's Imperial Moth, Oslars Imperial Moth
SpeciesEacles paraadoxa Brechlin & Meister, 2009
SpeciesEacles penelope Cramer, 1775
2Subspecies
SpeciesEacles peruvianus Bouvier, 1927
SpeciesEacles pini Michener, 1950  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles punctatissima Neumoegen, 1891  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles quintanensis Lemaire, 1971  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles silkae Brechlin & Meister, 2011
SpeciesEacles suffusa Walker, 1869
SpeciesEacles tricolor Walker, 1869
SpeciesEacles tucumana Rothschild, 1907  ⇒ Eacles imperialis
SpeciesEacles typica Bouvier, 1927
SpeciesEacles tyrannus Draudt, 1930
SpeciesEacles violacea Lemaire, 1975

Synonyms
Basilona (Boisduval, 1868)
Ceracampa (Kirby & Spence, 1828)
Cerocampa (Boisduval, 1836)
Crenudia (Burmeister, 1880)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Eacles
EnglishImperial Moths


Distribution of Eacles Hübner, 1819
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


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