Eacles imperialis
DISTRIBUTION: Canada to Uruguay (in a number of races).
TYPE LOCALITY: USA (New York).
BELIZE RECORDS: recorded by Meerman (1999) from Cayo and Toledo (ssp. decoris Rothschild) and
Corozal (ssp. quintanensis Lemaire).
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION: illustrated in colour by d'Abrera (1995) p. 63.
NOTES: the illustrated specimen is a male from Mississippi, USA, in my collection. This species
is highly variable throughout its wide range.
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