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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Saturniini » Antheraea » Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)
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Antheraea polyphemus
Copyright © 2007 Heidi

Antheraea polyphemus
Boise, southwest idaho County, Idaho, USA
July 5, 2007
Size: guessing 3 inches
this big guy was on the side of my house in the late morning/early afternoon and stayed there for a couple hours, then disappeared. I've seen one other big moth alot like this a few years ago, but he ended up sitting on my front porch for a couple days and then dying :( from the moth outline page, I'd guess he was a silk/royal moth
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Contributed by Heidi on 13 July, 2007 - 1:03am
Last updated 28 January, 2008 - 12:24pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 1 August, 2007 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Polyphemus Moth
I believe this is a Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)
… David Kleiman, 13 July, 2007 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

 
That is correct
As identified. It is Polyphemus.
… Kevin H. Wirth, 13 July, 2007 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
cool! thanks! mine seems dark
cool! thanks! mine seems darker, but the markings are exactly the same
… Heidi, 13 July, 2007 - 1:26am login or register to post comments

 
colour variation
If you look at the images in the guide here, you'll see that this species shows wide variation in colouration. I guess yours is a brunette ;)
… David Kleiman, 13 July, 2007 - 1:29am login or register to post comments

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