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Antheraea polyphemus
I believe this to be a male due to the very plumose antennae.
Decidiuous forests, orchards, wetlands, among others.
Found laying on the ground at approximately 1600. Moth was picked up and placed on tree. It later alighted at approximately 2100.
Spotted on Jun 25, 2011
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012
5 Comments
Hey JT! This would be a nice addition to the Moths of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...
Lovely macro! I have a cocoon that fell from one of our maple in a tank indoors & I'm hoping to get some photos of the moth eclosing in the spring!
Thank you Gerardo, he was very cooperative. I was able to put him into a quasi-light box for a little while to get the antennae.
I love the antennae.
Very nice shots