Eacles imperialis | |
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Adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Eacles |
Species: | E. imperialis
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Binomial name | |
Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773)
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Synonyms | |
Phalaena imperialis Drury, 1773 |
Eacles imperialis, the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is found mainly in the East of South America and North America, from the center of Argentina to south Canada.[1] The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.