Summary ⁴

The Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.

Host Plants ⁵

Imperial moths are polyphagous, meaning they eat many different plants. At Floracliff they may be found on basswood, elm, maple, oak,sassafras, sycamore, walnut, or many other woody species.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) floracliff, all rights reserved, uploaded by floracliff
2. (c) Elissa Malcohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/30268343@N00/3920849575
3. (c) Bob Patterson at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/Live/BP/BP7704d.jpg
4. Adapted by floracliff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis
5. (c) floracliff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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