Eupackardia calleta

Eupackardia calleta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Eupackardia
Cockerell, 1912
Species: E. calleta
Binomial name
Eupackardia calleta
Westwood, 1853
Synonyms
  • Saturnia calleta
  • Platysamia polyommata
  • Eupackardia semicaeca
  • Eupackardia caeca
  • Eupackardia digueti
  • Samia calleta

Eupackardia calleta, commonly known as the Calleta Silkmoth is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. It is the only species in the genus Eupackardia.[1] It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 8–11 cm (3.1–4.3 in).[2]

The larvae mainly feed on Fraxinus species, Leucophyllum frutescens, Sapium biloculare and Fouquieria splendens.[2]

References

  1. ^ Markku Savela (July 17, 2008). "Eupackardia genus". funet.fi. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/saturniidae/saturniinae/eupackardia/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
  2. ^ a b c "Calleta silkmoth Eupackardia calleta (Westwood, 1853)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3287. Retrieved 2010-08-10. 

External links

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Data related to Eupackardia calleta at Wikispecies