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Florida Moth - Antheraea polyphemus
Copyright © 2017 Chip Krilowicz

Florida Moth - Antheraea polyphemus
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
October 1, 2017
Found on building complex taken with camera phone by Dylan F.
Contributed by Chip Krilowicz on 1 October, 2017 - 8:14pm
Last updated 1 October, 2017 - 10:03pm

This might be a female judgin
This might be a female judging from her skinny antennae and very plump abdomen.
… kdclower, 1 October, 2017 - 10:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 1 October, 2017 - 10:03pm

ID of this Moth…
Florida… it appears to be a
Polyphemus moth…
(Antheraea polyphemus).
http://bugguide.net/node/view/427
… Bkripto, 1 October, 2017 - 9:01pm

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