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3 - 4 inch moth? - Antheraea polyphemus
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3 - 4 inch moth? - Antheraea polyphemus
Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 5, 2013
Size: 3 - 4 "
First seen at about 2 pm today sitting on concrete wall of apartment bldg, still there. Always seems to have his wings folded as shown... any ideas? Thanks!!
Contributed by ara133 on 5 July, 2013 - 8:29pm
Last updated 5 July, 2013 - 10:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 5 July, 2013 - 10:44pm

Polyphemus moth (male)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 5 July, 2013 - 8:58pm

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