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Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 (Antheraea polyphemus)
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Copyright © 2008
catman529
Polyphemus moth caterpillar hatched -
Antheraea polyphemus
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
May 30, 2008
Size: ~4mm
Finally the eggs started hatching...I even got a video of one coming out.
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catman529
on 30 May, 2008 - 4:43pm
Last updated 30 May, 2008 - 7:46pm
That's great! Good luck reari
That's great! Good luck rearing them.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 30 May, 2008 - 6:34pm
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Thanks
The hard part will be getting them all onto the hostplant. I'm trying out hickory, if they reject it (hopefully not) then I'll do maple or oak. I've got a whole mothload of eggs and most of them are all over the inside of a cardboard box, so I may have to pick each individual cat off and transfer them to the hostplant when they hatch.
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catman529
, 30 May, 2008 - 7:47pm
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