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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 - male
Copyright © 2007 outdoor explorer

Antheraea polyphemus - Male
Howard, Knox County, Ohio, USA

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Contributed by outdoor explorer on 17 July, 2007 - 11:41am
Last updated 25 January, 2008 - 1:17pm

Looks like a sphinx moth.
Looks like a sphinx moth.
… Nadine Haefs, 21 July, 2007 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

 
No sphinx at all
This beast is no sphinx, it's in a familly called Saturnidae, aptly named for the "eyes" on the hind wings that bear a ressamblance to Saturn rings... In french, we call those "eyes" "ocelle", how are they named in english?
Sphinx moths have a caracteristic look too, and it's far from a Saturnidae...
Look for photo of both Sphingidae and Saturnidae in the guide and you'll quickly undestand what i mean.
… Dany Brown, 21 July, 2007 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

Anthera polyphemus
This one is a male. Judging by the large antennae where female avec slimer, yet still feathery antenae.
… Dany Brown, 17 July, 2007 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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