Saturnidae EACLES from PERU ID??

[civix001]

Hello,

I think it's EACLES CALLOPTERIS.

Could someone confirm this ??

THANK YOU

Best

[oehlkew]

Yes,
It is Eacles callopteris.
Do you have location? wingspan?

Bill Oehlke

[civix001]

Here are add datas.

PERU, SATIPO, RIO VENADO VILLAGE, 3 february
elevation is 1200m

Wingspan : 104mm

Is it a common species or not because I've never seen in fair or on seller website ? (just to know cause I'm not a seller, just a collector).

Thank you

[oehlkew]

For all other Peruvian Eacles species I have multiple digital images on display, for callopteris I only have an image of a single male, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel. The only image of a female callopteris that I have seen is in Lemaire's book.
I do not know if it is rare or not in nature, but I have not seen many pictures. Thanks for data.

Here is info I have on callopteris (wingspan: males: 83-105mm; females: 110mm) flies in
Peru: Huanuco and Puno, and probably Pasco, Junin, Cusco and Madre de Dios;
Ecuador: Morona-Santiago, Sucumbios (LTR), Napo (LTR), Zamora Chinchipe (LTR), and maybe Pastaza; and
Bolivia: La Paz; on the eastern slopes of the Andes at moderate elevations.

Your data now confirms presence in Junin. I think it is not common in Ecuador or Horst Kach would have sent me images as he collects and rears in that country extensively.

Bill Oehlke