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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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moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

moth - Antheraea polyphemus - Female
Pinellas County, Florida, USA
October 7, 2008
Size: 2 inch body
ID please?
I collected this moth's silk cocoon back on June 15th and was afraid it had died in the cocoon, but it emerged yesterday.

I'll link them when the moth is ID'd. I first wanted to find out what it was.

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unknown - Antheraea polyphemus moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female moth - Antheraea polyphemus - female
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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 8 October, 2008 - 8:37am
Last updated 22 July, 2014 - 4:38pm

Lovely image
of a female Polyphemus moth.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 October, 2008 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Hannah. I thought Polyphemus was a family or genus. Oops. I learned something before 10am.. :o)
… Matt Edmonds, 8 October, 2008 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

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