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Field Notes

Description:

Moth

Species ID Suggestions

Saturn Moth (Family Saturniidae)

Polyphemus moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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Polyphemus moth [Antheraea polyphemus] Family: Saturniidae Subfamily: Saturniinae Identification: Upperside is reddish to yellowish brown; forewing margin is usually lighter than the basal area; forewing submarginal line is pink, or black and pink. Clear oval eyespots are ringed with yellow, blue, and black; hindwing eyespot is separated from the basal area of the wing by a thin pink line. Underside has rust, brown, and pink markings. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Antheraea-polyphemus
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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