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Definition of Eacles imperialis
1. Noun. Large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees.
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth
Group relationships: Eacles, Genus Eacles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eacles Imperialis
Literary usage of Eacles imperialis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bibliography of the More Important Contributions to American Economic Entomology by United States Bureau of Entomology, Nathan Banks, Samuel Henshaw (1895)
"... imperialis—Eacles imperialis. rubicunda, 712, 715, 789, 979,1616. senatoria,
129, 355,1339. ... Eacles imperialis ..."
2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1876)
"Attacus luna, Telea polyphemus, and Eacles imperialis. ... Eacles imperialis.
A supposed case of parthenogenesis ; WV Andrews, ..."
3. Moths of the Limberlost: With Water Color and Photographic Illustrations by Gene Stratton-Porter (1912)
"In the name — Eacles imperialis — there is no meaning or appropriateness
to "Eacles"; "Imperialis" — of course, translates imperial — which seems most ..."
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