---
title: "Imperial Moth"
description: "Eacles imperialis — Insecten en spinnen. Eacles imperialis, the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/imperial-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Imperial Moth

> Eacles imperialis — Insecten en spinnen. Eacles imperialis, the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae.

- Scientific name: *Eacles imperialis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 33982
- Wikidata: [Q1935887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1935887)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81590](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81590)

## Names

- en: Imperial Moth
- es: Polilla Imperial
- fr: Papillon impérial

## Countries with the most observations

US (27972), MX (823), BR (800), AR (725), CR (355), CO (197), PA (149), HN (145), UY (121), EC (88), NI (66), BZ (59)

## Summary

Eacles imperialis, the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is found mainly in the East of South America and North America, from the center of Argentina to south Canada. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis

## Photo

![Imperial Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/imperial-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Sims · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128451206

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/imperial-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).