#3131 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Imperial Moth

Eacles imperialis

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0
2. © Nick Furlan · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0
4. © Richard Crook · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Sarah Wiebe · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. © Vicki DeLoach · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © pamela1963 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Benjamin Smith · CC BY 4.0
10. © naturelady · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Eacles imperialis , the imperial moth , is a Nearctic member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 34,510iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
34,510 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Dru Drury in 1773 (253 years ago).