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Photo by LauraBalderas
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange butterfly.

Habitat:

Grassy area by a river

Species ID Suggestions

Polyphemus moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (3)
brycezimmerman
Large wide antenna to detect pheromones and small body. Females have smaller antenna and large bodies for holding lots of eggs
Dan Doucette
Great spotting Laura. Welcome to Noah. This is actually a moth, one of the largest in North America.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2014

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