Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 999350

Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis

Observation date: August 05, 2014
Submitted by: J3nRS
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found on the ground under a Live Oak. Some ants were not happy about it being in their territory, so we washed them off and moved the caterpillar. It was just before a rainstorm and the caterpillar just seemed intent on getting somewhere. It was moving pretty quickly.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 05, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Sarasota County