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Antheraea polyphemus
Brown
Sidewalk
This isn't my spot Karen! The credit goes fully to sbrickner83. My Polyphemus (which is a female) is here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121...
Great spot Jacob! I've seen a few of the caterpillars but yet to see an actual moth of the species. The giant silk moths only live for a few days, literally just long enough to breed & don't eat at all as adults - they don't even have proper mouths!
This is a male Polyphemus Moth. Ouch! Look at the injuries to his wings! Seems like he escaped a bird!
Spotted on Apr 1, 2010
Submitted on Apr 1, 2010
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