Eacles ormondei

(No common name)

Conservation Status

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For the 844,134 species in the Class Insecta (Insects), we average 3.71 observations each in our database; for Eacles ormondei, we have 368 observations. Compared to other species in this Class, this species is moderately common.
A two-sample t-test can be used to determine whether the trend in observations of Eacles ormondei is the same as the trend in observations of Insecta. Is this species just as common, as a proportion of all observations, as it once was? The answer is no, changes in observation rate of this species significantly differ from changes in observation rate of its Class. (t=7.524, p<0.001)
How do observation rates of Eacles ormondei differ from those of Insecta? To answer this, we examined the percentage of observerations for Insecta that were observations of Eacles ormondei each year. We then correlated this percentage with observation year. If observations of Eacles ormondei are becoming more common relative to other species of Insecta, the correlation should be positive, but if it is becoming less common, the correlation should be negative. In fact, the correlation is negative (r=-.44), with a negative slope (m = -.001), suggesting that Eacles ormondei may be in decline relative to other species of Insecta. This correlation is statistically significant. (F = 15.72, p<.05)
The scatter chart to the right shows the percentage of all observations for Insecta each year that were observations of Eacles ormondei.

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
        Subphylum: Hexapoda Snodgrass, 1938 - Hexapods
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Epiclass: Hexapoda - Hexapods
        Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies, Moths
        Series: Bombyciformes
        Superfamily: Bombycoidea
        Family: Bombycidae
        Genus: Eacles
        Specific name: ormondei Schaus 1889
        Scientific name: Eacles ormondei Schaus 1889

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

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Last Revised: March 16, 2008