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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: calleta Westwood 1853 (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7763 caeca Draudt 1929 (Eupackardia) digueti Bouvier 1936 (Eupackardia) polyommata Tepper 1883 (Platysamia) semicaeca Cockerell 1914 (Eupackardia)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. 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

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