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Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)
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Copyright © 2014
Katie Martens
Polyphemus or Luna? -
Antheraea polyphemus
Hickory Run State Park, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 9, 2014
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Contributed by
Katie Martens
on 15 October, 2014 - 10:09am
Last updated 15 October, 2014 - 12:20pm
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Eric R. Eaton
, 15 October, 2014 - 12:20pm
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How do you know?
Can you please tell me the defining characteristic(s) that make this a Polyphemus moth caterpillar & not a Luna?
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Katie Martens
, 15 October, 2014 - 10:41am
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From the Luna Moth Page
Luna moths have "Yellow lines cross[ing] the larva's back near the back end of each segment (compare Polyphemus moth caterpillars, which have yellow lines crossing at spiracles)."
The yellow lines on your specimen cross at the spiracles.
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Chao "Jimmy" Wu
, 15 October, 2014 - 11:08am
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Polyphemus…
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 15 October, 2014 - 10:11am
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