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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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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 Species Page at iNaturalist

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