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Antheraea polyphemus
Copyright © 2006 Jason Penney

Antheraea polyphemus
Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
May 31, 2006
Size: Large
Found a pair of these on a fence rail near Uvalde, Texas today. Anyone?

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Contributed by Jason Penney on 31 May, 2006 - 8:12pm
Last updated 21 April, 2008 - 6:34pm

We would say
Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Moth, but are never sure if there is some unusual different member of the genus to be found in Texas that we don't know about. Check out the imnages here
… john and jane balaban, 31 May, 2006 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I see Patrick Coin's guide page
calls it unmistakeable here. Covell(1) uses those four eyespots for ID. I also found internet references to Antherea oculea but that is apparently now considered a subspecies (according to All-Leps), so all of this genus in the US are now considered Polyphemus.

The above is just a long-winded way of saying: I think that's a safe ID!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 May, 2006 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

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