Eacles Imperialis (Boing Boing Flickr Pool)

PHOTO: Eacles Imperialis, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2.0) image from Boing Boing reader camerajohn's photostream, shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool. This otherworldly little critter will become an Imperial Moth.

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Simon Fraser

The second part of the scientific name (the species name) should start in lowercase, so Eacles imperials.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Paul-Keck/4938032 Paul Keck

Yes, and also the whole thing should be in italics- Eacles imperialis . That’s just how the scientists roll.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature

Soapbox- the human scientific name, Homo sapiens, is not a plural. You should never remove the “s” and talk about a Homo sapien – it just doesn’t make any sense.

Correct- “Just look at that Pan troglodytes smoking a cigarette! Ha! He must think he’s a Homo sapiens!!”

Incorrect: “Just look at that Pan troglodyte smoking a cigarette! Ha! He must think he’s a Homo sapien!!”