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Saturniidae 890012 – 7704   Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773)              Imperial Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: imperialis Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7704 ssp. a. imperialis Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7704 anchicayensis Lemaire 1971 (Eacles) approximans Bouvier 1923 (Eacles) cacicus Boisduval 1868 (Basilona) decoris Rothschild 1907 (Eacles) didyma Beauvois 1805 (Bombyx) imperatoria Smith 1797 (Phalaena) magnifica Walker 1855 (Eacles) nobilis Neumoegen 1891 (Eacles) opaca Burmeister 1878 (Ceratocampa) punctatissima Neumoegen 1891 (Eacles) typica Bouvier 1927 (Eacles?) quintanensis Lemaire 1971 (Eacles) tucumana Rothschild 1907 (Eacles) ssp. b. pini Michener 1950 (Eacles)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 24; pl. 1.1-3, 16-17. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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