Eupackardia calleta
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
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Eupackardia Cockerell, 1912 |
| Species: | E. calleta |
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Eupackardia calleta (Westwood, 1853) |
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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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