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Polyphemus moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago
Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus Species Antheraea polyphemus - Polyphemus Moth - Hodges#7757 - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

tiffanypr
tiffanypr 12 years ago

You are most definitely right. I id''d it too quickly. Thanks!

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Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

This is actually a Polyphemus moth, not a Cecropia. They look a little similar and are both large, but the Cecropia is even larger than the Polyphemus.

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tiffanypr
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tiffanypr

City of Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Feb 29, 2012
Submitted on Jan 16, 2012

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