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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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2 Species ID Suggestions

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Mark M.Wojchick
Mark M.Wojchick 12 years ago
Sphinx moth
Sphingidae
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LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus Species Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

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ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Nice moth! Welcome to Project Noah iDakota.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

While both the Sphingidae and Saturniidae families are in the same Superfamily (Bombycoidea), what you have here is a Silkmoth not a Sphinx.

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iDakota
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iDakota

Washington, Missouri, USA

Spotted on Apr 26, 2012
Submitted on Apr 26, 2012

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