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Antheraea polyphemus
*4 3/4" wings orange-brown, narrow black and white line near trailing edges. each wing has eyespot. (caterpillar apple green)
*foothills to lower montane zone. Food: alders, birches, elms, live oaks .. and squash apparently!
He was a bit beat up by the cat before i took him away and tried to save him. (bad kitty! eat the ugly moths) * from Audubon's Field Guide to California
Spotted on Jun 18, 2011
Submitted on Jun 18, 2011
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Thanks for your story and picture.