Antheraea polyphemus

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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

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

Polyphemus Moth

I believe this is a Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)

… David Kleiman, 13 July, 2007 - 1:17am

That is correct

As identified. It is Polyphemus.

… Kevin H. Wirth, 13 July, 2007 - 8:44am

cool! thanks! mine seems dark

cool! thanks! mine seems darker, but the markings are exactly the same

… Heidi, 13 July, 2007 - 1:26am

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

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