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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Photo by natureboy153
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Field Notes

Notes:

Found this guy kind of beat up on the side of the road. I think this one is a male because of the large antennae

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Antheraea polyphemus

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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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Ronald and Amissa
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AmberLundeen
A Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus http://bugguide.net/node/view/552749

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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