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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Photo by SarahAslam
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I found this female on the steps of parking garage B at the University of Central Florida in east Orlando, Fla at approximately 5 p.m. on Feb. 29 2012. I was afraid she would get stepped on so I tried to move her with a piece of paper but she started shivering and dropped about 5-7 eggs. I feel so bad :( She looked like she was dying, and I read they do not live very long.

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Comments (5)

Here as well Pat, I'm more used to seeing little brown moths. Sometimes they get in the flour if it is in the pantry too long. This was a rare sighting for me! Karen, that is amazing. In one of the photos that is one of it's eggs. Wow, no mouth! Thank you Ceci!
...where I live, Uruguay - and for what I have seen - here, common moths seem to be plain brown and we have many in our houses.
These are such lovely moths but they only live 5-7 days. They don't feed - in fact they don't have mouths! Their sole purpose is to create the next generation! Lovely spot - welcome Project Noah Sarah!
many moths and butterflies have a short life span for what I know... This one has beautiful colours for a moth

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