Common Names
Common Names in English:
Oslar's Eacles
Description
Subfamily Citheroniinae
Royal moths are members of the Family Saturniidae. Adults are medium to very large in size; some species have wingspans 3-7cm and others have wingspans as large as 17 cm. The adult moths have hairy bodies and relatively small heads that are held close to the thorax. Caterpillars feed mostly on leaves of trees and shrubs . Royal moths pupate in a cell in the soil.
Physical Description
Color:
Upperside is yellow with purple-brown lines and cell spots. Males have an orange-brown form and females have a brownish form. Underside of both sexes has prominent brown bands on both wings; forewing band runs from the wing tip to the inner margin , hindwing band runs diagonally from the costa to the inner margin.
Size/Age/Growth
Wing span : 4 7/16 - 5 3/4 inches (11.2 - 14.6 cm).
Habitat
Oak woodland in the Sierra Madre.
Biology
Diet
Caterpillar hosts: Mexican blue oak (Quercus oblongifolia), Emory oak (Q. emoryi), western soapberry (Sapindus saponaria drummondii) and others. Adult food: Adults do not feed .
Reproduction
Egg laying begins after sunset and females deposit eggs singly or in groups of 2-6 on host plants . Caterpillars are solitary feeders , and when they are mature they pupate in underground burrows.
Behavior
Flight: One flight from July-August.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies, Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
()
- Family:
Bombycidae
()
-
- Subfamily:
Citheroniinae
()
- Royal Moths
- Genus:
Eacles
()
- Specific name:
oslari
- Rothschild 1907
- Scientific name: - Eacles oslari Rothschild 1907
- Specific name:
oslari
- Rothschild 1907
- Genus:
Eacles
(
- Subfamily:
Citheroniinae
(
- Family:
Bombycidae
(
- Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Eacles
There are approximately 49 species in this genus:
E. acuta · E. adoxa · E. amazonica · E. ambicolor · E. anchicayensis · E. approximans · E. barnesi · E. bertrandi · E. cacicus · E. callopteris · E. canaima · E. columbiana · E. cybele · E. decoris · E. didyma · E. ducalis · E. fairchildi · E. fulvaster · E. guianensis · E. guinlei · E. imperatoria · E. imperialis (Imperial Moth) · E. imperialis imperialis (Imperial Moth) · E. imperialis pini (Imperial Moth) · E. johnsoniella · E. lauroi · E. lemairei · E. lombardi · E. magnifica · E. majestalis · E. manuelita · E. masoni · E. mayi · E. niepelti · E. nobilis · E. opaca · E. ormondei · E. oslari (Oslar's Eacles) · E. penelope · E. peruvianus · E. pini · E. punctatissima · E. quintanensis · E. suffusa · E. tricolor · E. tucumana · E. typica · E. tyrannus · E. violacea
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
- Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node. March 26, 2007.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6649356
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-65142.0
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEW0F020
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 171348
