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Eupackardia calleta (Calleta Silkmoth)

Synonyms: Eupackardia caeca; Eupackardia digueti; Eupackardia polyommata; Eupackardia semicaeca

Wikipedia Abstract

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. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States. The wingspan is 8–11 cm (3.1–4.3 in). The larvae mainly feed on Fraxinus species, Leucophyllum frutescens, Sapium biloculare and Fouquieria splendens.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0