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Imperial moth larva

Eacles imperialis

Photo by RickBohler
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I think this guy/gal came out of the trees to search for a suitable site to burrow into the soil for pupation. During this time they may undergo a slight color change, become shortened, and are known as prepupae

Habitat:

Imperial Moth's caterpillars eat the foliage of pines, oaks, Box Elder, maples, Sweet Gum and Sassafras --"Adults do not feed."

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Comments (4)
DanielePralong
Great series Rick! You can add it to the Moths of the World mission tor receive a National Moth Week patch and be counted in Moth Week results: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449
Maria dB
Really like the 3rd and 4th photos; interesting series

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