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Eacles imperialis Compared with Eacles imperialis pini

Jonathon Tubbs' comparison of nominate imperialis (top) and pini (bottom).

Eacles imperialis pini is a smaller, more northerly subspecies of Eacles imperialis imperialis. Pini also tend to have more generous dark (black or purple) scales on the dorsal surfaces of all wings, but the greatest diagnostic features are the well-defined post medial lines on the ventral surfaces of all wings in pini.

There can be considerable variation in dark scaling on both nominate imperialis and subspecies pini.


Eacles imperialis pini male, copyright protected, courtesy of Tim Dyson.

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