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Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Photo by lifenvcc7
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Field Notes

Description:

A very large brown mother with two small spots on the upper wings, and you can't see it here, but two large purple spots on the lower wings.

Habitat:

North America

Notes:

This moth was hanging out on the stone wall at my work. I put my hand up to get some scale, that's a big moth!

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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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