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Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female
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Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - Female
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 18, 2004
Found on a wall in a lighted breezeway. Eased gently onto a stick and posed. I believe this to be a female, based on the thin antennae and large abdomen. Note damage to left hindwing, probably a bite taken out by a bird.

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Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 July, 2004 - 4:35pm
Last updated 19 February, 2005 - 7:31am

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