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

© Maury Heiman
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  • 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
    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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