In the name -- Eacles Imperialis -- there is no meaning or appropriateness to "Eacles"; "Imperialis" -- of course, translates imperial -- which seems most fitting, for the moth is close the size of Cecropia, and of truly royal beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Moths of the Limberlost] Reference
On going inside to examine the moth, I found a large female Eacles. From Wordnik.com. [Moths of the Limberlost] Reference
Your moth is an Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis, a species well represented on BugGuide and in our own archives, though this is the first specimen we are posting this year. From Wordnik.com. [What's That Bug?] Reference
It was one of those double-brooded freaks, which do occur on rare occasions, or merely an Eacles Imperialis moth that in the cool damp northern forest had failed to emerge in June. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl of the Limberlost] Reference
"It is an Eacles Imperialis Io Polyphemus Cecropia Regalis," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Moths of the Limberlost] Reference
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