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Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)
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baldbear
Moth on back door screen -
Antheraea polyphemus
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Oyster Bay Cove, Suffolk County, New York, USA
June 17, 2016
This was on my screen all day last Friday.
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Contributed by
baldbear
on 19 June, 2016 - 9:31pm
Last updated 19 June, 2016 - 10:46pm
Isn't Oyster Bay Cove in Nass
Isn't Oyster Bay Cove in Nassau County? If so, the county location on this record should be changed
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Hugh McGuinness
, 26 December, 2016 - 2:38pm
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Moved
Moved from
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. Ross is spot-on.
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John Stanard
, 19 June, 2016 - 10:45pm
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Polyphemus Moth…
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 19 June, 2016 - 9:42pm
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Looks like a sphinx
of some type (Sphingidae). Somebody else should be able to tell you more.
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Michael Hughes
, 19 June, 2016 - 9:40pm
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