Eacles acuta
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Eacles
Species:
E. acuta
Binomial name
Eacles acuta
Schaus, 1905[1]

Eacles acuta is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in South America, including French Guiana.

The wings are yellow with large orange patches near the tips and the wingtips are pointed. The body is orange.

References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists [updated 2009]: Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World


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