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Polyphemus moth (female)

Antheraea polyphemus

Description:

Large female silk moth

Habitat:

Semi rural

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4 Comments

EmChard
EmChard 10 years ago

Gorgeous!!!

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

Awesome! Look at that abdomen on #3!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

I found my first sphinx moth of the year yesterday too Logan. You are right, it is fun the see a return of the moths after a long cold winter!

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

It's awesome you're already finding moths! I'd say I have a few more weeks before mine start coming out.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 10, 2014
Submitted on Apr 11, 2014

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