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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Description:

Member of the North American family of giant silk moths, tan colored with a wingspan of about 15 centimeters (6 inches).

Habitat:

North America

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3 Comments

malaynamason
malaynamason 11 years ago

Thank you!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

great first spotting on Noah - Welcome to the Project!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

How lucky! Could you add this to my mission, Moths of the Americas?
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

malaynamason
Spotted by
malaynamason

Hermitage, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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