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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Description:

Male.

Habitat:

I found this moth on the sidewalk directly in front of my apartment during the time that I was living in Piketon, Ohio, approximately around 2009.

Notes:

Picture taken with my Polaroid i835 digital camera.

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7 Comments

You are welcome MurrayDaniels :-)

MurrayDaniels
MurrayDaniels 11 years ago

@AndreaLim - Thank you!

MurrayDaniels
MurrayDaniels 11 years ago

@AntónioGinjaGinja - Thank you very much for the info. :)

AndreaLim
AndreaLim 11 years ago

Wonderful markings! Great spotting!

Great first spotting Murray ,beautiful moth ,congrats,thanks for sharing and welcome to Project Noah :-)
I hope you like the site us much we do,there are many features you can explore,first you should read the http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you have all the "rules" of Project Noah :-)
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Enjoy your self,see you arround :-)

MurrayDaniels
MurrayDaniels 11 years ago

@MayraSpringmann - Thank you!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful!!

MurrayDaniels
Spotted by
MurrayDaniels

Piketon, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Mar 7, 2009
Submitted on Mar 7, 2013

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