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Polyphemus Moth caterpillar

Antheraea polyphemus

Description:

Approximately 90mm long, 25mm wide

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Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar
Antheraea polyphemus Antheraea polyphemus


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1 Comment

florida33girl
florida33girl 12 years ago

Although I'm fairly certain this is a Polyphemus Moth caterpillar, it's also possible it could be a Luna Moth. They are extremely similar, but this caterpillar is lacking a lateral white line down the sides, so I'm going to say Polyphemus.

ScientiaGulo
Spotted by
ScientiaGulo

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Sep 10, 2011
Submitted on Sep 12, 2011

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