Eacles oslari

Description

Eacles oslari, or Oslar's eacles, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from the Santa Rita, Patagonia, Atascosa and Huachuca mountains of southern Arizona south into Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua in Mexico. Wings vary from yellow to purple brown. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1907. The wingspan 112–146 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Quercus oblongifolia, Quercus emoryi and Sapindus saponaria drummondii.