Attributes of Eacles imperialis
Imperial moth
Eacles imperialis (Drury, 1773)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside is yellow with pinkish brown to purple-brown patches, bands, and cell spots, and tiny brown spots scattered overall. Males have larger patches on the forewings than females, except for some subspecies pini males which have reduced purple and are mostly yellow.
Wing Span: 3 1/8 - 6 7/8 inches (8 - 17.4 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge before sunrise and mate after midnight the next day. Females lay eggs at dusk singly or in groups of 2-5 on both surfaces of host plant leaves. The eggs hatch in about 2 weeks, and the caterpillars are solitary feeders. Pupation takes place in underground burrows.
Flight: One brood; in the north from June-August, in the south from April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Conifers and deciduous trees and shrubs including pine (Pinus), oak (Quercus), box elder (Acer negundo), maples (Acer), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), and sassafras (Sassafras albidum). Subspecies pini feeds only on conifers.
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous and evergreen forests.
Range: Maine west to eastern Nebraska, south to the Florida Keys and central Texas. Subspecies pini occurs across the northern Great Lakes basin and the northern third of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 13, 2012 | Bachasaur | St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 07, 2012 | hunter0987 | St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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September 19, 2011 | lavana | York County, Pennsylvania, United States | April 16, 2012 | Details |
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January 01, 2012 | bornetoaccount | Brevard County, Florida, United States | April 15, 2012 | Details |
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July 15, 2011 | mitchgood | Michigan, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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October 12, 2011 | dcorvis | White County, Arkansas, United States | January 04, 2012 | Details |
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August 01, 2011 | w_theory | Stone County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2012 | Details |
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October 02, 2011 | raven | Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States | January 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 09, 2011 | rmcruise | Wisconsin, United States | December 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 21, 2011 | bskillman | Leon County, Florida, United States | December 19, 2011 | Details |
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October 30, 2011 | FLgirl | Orange County, Florida, United States | December 19, 2011 | Details |
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November 11, 2011 | Sofia Design | Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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September 10, 2011 | kfedney | Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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December 13, 2011 | bentert | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2011 | kent | Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, United States | December 12, 2011 | Details |
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August 04, 2011 | tifffff8D | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | December 09, 2011 | Details |
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August 01, 2011 | plumerella | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | December 07, 2011 | Details |
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September 28, 2011 | roselady | Franklin County, Missouri, United States | October 28, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | Tennessee Cherokee | McNairy County, Tennessee, United States | October 25, 2011 | Details |
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July 01, 2011 | curtis.lehman | Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 13, 2011 | Nightshadow_t2 | Escambia County, Florida, United States | October 12, 2011 | Details |
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September 09, 2011 | pattilee | Augusta County, Virginia, United States | October 04, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | archangel71 | Ontario, Canada | September 28, 2011 | Details |
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September 24, 2011 | zipplus10 | Henry County, Georgia, United States | September 28, 2011 | Details |
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September 28, 2011 | Cgraley | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | September 28, 2011 | Details |
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September 21, 2011 | FMSpreks | Polk County, Florida, United States | September 25, 2011 | Details |
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September 19, 2011 | JasonPike1980 | Texas, Rusk County, United States | September 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 26, 2007 | curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee) | Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 23, 2011 | Details |
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September 15, 2011 | Mikolaj | Orange County, Florida, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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May 24, 2011 | hearthbeats | Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | sderrick41 | Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States | September 20, 2011 | Details |
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July 18, 2011 | baeuchlb | Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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July 23, 2011 | TBWolff | Douglas County, Kansas, United States | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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September 15, 2011 | kbrotherton21 | Maryland, United States | September 15, 2011 | Details |
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September 08, 2011 | gielschool | Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 14, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | BRasweiler | Somerset County, New Jersey, United States | September 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | sbrullo | Ocean County, New Jersey, United States | September 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 22, 2011 | Tre | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | September 09, 2011 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | mcwalsh01 | Texas, Leon County, United States | September 09, 2011 | Details |
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September 02, 2011 | Stephen Kloiber | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 09, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | tiffsims1 | Georgia, United States | September 08, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | tiffsims1 | Catoosa County, Georgia, United States | September 08, 2011 | Details |
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July 27, 2011 | Nell Swanson | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | September 07, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | dhunt | Angelina County, Texas, United States | September 05, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | ravenswood | Galveston County, Texas, United States | September 05, 2011 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | JORDAN'S PET | Howard County, Maryland, United States | September 05, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | Kent McFarland (Dave Hoag) | Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States | September 05, 2011 | Details |
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August 28, 2011 | hwulfers | Fairfax County, Virginia, United States | September 04, 2011 | Details |
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August 16, 2011 | edowson | Ontario, Canada | September 01, 2011 | Details |
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September 01, 2011 | durnlee | Wayne County, Ohio, United States | September 01, 2011 | Details |
