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Description:

Moth

2 Species ID Suggestions

JennyPaul
JennyPaul 12 years ago
Saturn Moth (Family Saturniidae)
kcmatt
kcmatt 12 years ago
Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus


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turnbullml
turnbullml 12 years ago

Polyphemus moth
[Antheraea polyphemus]
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Identification: Upperside is reddish to yellowish brown; forewing margin is usually lighter than the basal area; forewing submarginal line is pink, or black and pink. Clear oval eyespots are ringed with yellow, blue, and black; hindwing eyespot is separated from the basal area of the wing by a thin pink line. Underside has rust, brown, and pink markings.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...

havrek
Spotted by
havrek

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 31, 2011
Submitted on Jun 1, 2011

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