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Eacles imperialis
Breath-taking! I am estimating the wingspan to be about 4.5 inches wide. Love those colors!
This individual was sleeping on my front porch window shutter. My neighborhood is mainly a sad remnant of Longleaf Pine /Turkey Oak Sandhill.
From Bugguide.net: Food Larvae feed on leaves of Bald Cypress, basswood, birch, cedar, elm, hickory, Honeylocust, maple, oak, pine, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), sycamore, walnut. Adults do not feed.
Spotted on Jul 27, 2014
Submitted on Jul 27, 2014
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Fantastic!!