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Saturniidae
890078 – 7763   Eupackardia calleta (Westwood, 1853)
             Calleta Silkmoth

© Maury Heiman
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Synonymy: Saturnia calleta Westwood, 1853
Eupackardia caeca Draudt, 1929
Eupackardia digueti Bouvier, 1936
Platysamia polyommata Tepper, 1883
Eupackardia semicaeca Cockerell, 1914
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 230; pl. 21.1-3. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 38.1m; p. 241. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Eupackardia calleta
© Maury Heiman
Eupackardia calleta
© Arlene Ripley
Eupackardia calleta
© Charles Melton
Eupackardia calleta
- 115mm – © Jim Vargo
Eupackardia calleta
- 100mm – © Jim Vargo
Eupackardia calleta
© Arlene Ripley

Eupackardia calleta
© Evan Rand
3rd instar - 40 mm

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