Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#454861
Imperial moth caterpiller (Eacles imperialis) - Eacles imperialis - Eacles imperialis

Imperial moth caterpiller (Eacles imperialis) - Eacles imperialis - Eacles imperialis
near to Pin Oak, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
September 9, 2010
Size: 1.5 inches
found on our small road, unfortunately run over by a vehicle :(
I'd never seen one of these before.

Images of this individual: tag all
Imperial moth caterpiller (Eacles imperialis) - Eacles imperialis - Eacles imperialis Imperial moth caterpiller (Eacles imperialis) - Eacles imperialis - Eacles imperialis

Moved
Moved from Royal Moths.

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Saturniidae
Eacles imperialis

 
Eacles imperialis
thank you for the ID.
I have seen the moths, which are quite beautiful, but had never seen the caterpillar.
sure is a beauty, so sad it was a victim of a hit and run.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.