Eacles imperialis imperialis

Eacles imperialis imperialis
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(Drury, 1773) Phalaena

Eacles imperialis hatchling, August 7, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.
Additional photos and data below.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae, Harris, 1841
Genus: Eacles, Hübner, [1819]
Species: imperialis, (Drury, 1773)

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Eacles imperialis molting from first to second instar,
August 15, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.

Eacles imperialis third instar (green and brown forms),
August 22, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.

Eacles imperialis third instar,
August 19, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.

Eacles imperialis fourth or fifth instar,
September 2, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.

Eacles imperialis fifth instar,
September 2, 2010, courtesy of Bonnie Caruthers.

Bonnie indicates the eggs came from West Chester, Pennsylvania, and larvae were reared on White Pine (Pinus strobus). Hatching occured from August 7-9, 2010. Larvae left host and began wandering on September 10, and all finished wandering on September 18. Of the fifteen she had only four were green.

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