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Imperial Moth - Hodges#7704 (Eacles imperialis)
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Copyright © 2010
SusieCC
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.
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Contributed by
SusieCC
on 14 September, 2010 - 5:45pm
Last updated 30 November, 2011 - 2:42pm
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Bill Reynolds
, 30 November, 2011 - 2:42pm
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Saturniidae
Eacles imperialis
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Ryan St Laurent
, 14 September, 2010 - 5:48pm
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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.
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SusieCC
, 14 September, 2010 - 6:17pm
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