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male or female/common and latin name? - Eacles imperialis

male or female/common and latin name? - Eacles imperialis
fentress County, Tennessee, USA
July 21, 2010
Size: 4.5" wingspan
this individual was resting on the porch when i took the first picture at 10:30 a.m. quite sure this is the same moth that had been attracted to the light inside the house night before. very cooperative: climbed onto a twig i scooted under her/him so that i might take a picture of ventral side. although not readily apparent, antennae are quite bushy; eyes are black. would this or other markings indicate whether male or female? also, in the ventral view one sees a portion of the right underwing missing, which is something i see fairly often in moths that come to visit. does the shape of the missing portion indicate what might have happened to the wing? thank you!

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male or female/common and latin name? - Eacles imperialis male or female/common and latin name? - Eacles imperialis

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I linked your two photos together because you noted they were the same individual.
The hindwing damage is normal wear from mating and often can be damage from predators such as birds that tried to capture it for lunch!

 
*** maury j. heiman tha
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maury j. heiman

thank you for the comments about the wing damage

most interesting!

prob a male with the busy antenne
the one posted above this,, is a f and i posted a mating pair so you can see there, the color differences. males seem more colorful.this is beautiful

 
*** thank you so much for
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thank you so much for the picture showing the

difference in markings on female and male;

i absolutely agree, now, that my visitor was a male.

lee garret

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Imperial Moth - Eacles imperi
Imperial Moth - Eacles imperialis to my eye but wait for the experts to chime in. My guess is female since they are larger.

 
*** hello randy hardy i
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hello randy hardy

indeed an Eacles imperialis

lee garret

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