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Polyphemus moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Description:

Large moth. Brown in color with big eyespots on hind wings.

Habitat:

Devious woods.

Notes:

Found it outside the Nature Center. It looked like a crumpled leaf on the windowsill. When I moved it that's when I got to see the eyespots.

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2 Comments

Jim Nelson
Jim Nelson 6 years ago

Nice spotting!

Cool!

Nature Nerd
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Nature Nerd

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2017
Submitted on Jun 27, 2017

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