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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Saturniini » Antheraea » Western Polyphemus Moth  - Hodges#7757.1 (Antheraea oculea)
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Oculea Silkmoth in AZ - Antheraea oculea - male
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Oculea Silkmoth in AZ - Antheraea oculea - Male
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 11, 2007
Size: ca 6.25"
My moth reference texts are both of questionable quality. One showed the Polyphemus as having a range in all of USA. The Oculea isn't even mentioned. Thanks for the ID info and correctio. I do depend on the experts @ BGN to catch my mistakes. Thanks again.

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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 19 February, 2008 - 6:39pm
Last updated 17 April, 2010 - 11:55pm

Moved
Moved from Polyphemus Moth.
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