Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 is a animal in the Saturniidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775

Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775

Eacles penelope is a Saturniidae moth found in South America, with larvae feeding on oak.

Family
Genus
Eacles
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775

Eacles penelope is a moth species belonging to the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Cramer in 1775. This moth is distributed in South America, with Ecuador being one of the regions it inhabits. Its wingspan can reach up to 185 millimeters, and the larvae of this species feed on oak.

Photo: (c) Bähram Alagheband, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Bähram Alagheband · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Saturniidae › Eacles

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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