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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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Is this a moth or butterfly? - Antheraea polyphemus
Copyright © 2012 appfeiffer

Is this a moth or butterfly? - Antheraea polyphemus
Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
August 4, 2012
Size: 5 inches
At first they two specimens were on the car, as in the second photo and appear to be mating. this was at approx 0845am. The individual picture was taken at about 3pm in the afternoon, when I came home. The one specimen was gone and the other is now sitting on the driveway, the under belly looks very fat now. Photos were taken on my ipad.

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Is this a moth or butterfly? - Antheraea polyphemus Is this a moth or butterfly? - Antheraea polyphemus
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Contributed by appfeiffer on 4 August, 2012 - 3:19pm

Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Moth - Hodges #7757
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