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Saturniidae 890070 – 7757   Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, [1776])              Polyphemus Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: polyphemus (Cramer, [1776]) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7757 intermedia (Bouvier, 1936) (Telea) polypheme (Hübner, 1819) (Telea) tuxtlasensis Balcazar & Vasquez, 1994 (Antheraea) polyphemus (Cramer, [1776]) (Phalaena)  albida (Bouvier, 1936) (Telea)  brunnea (Sageder, 1933) (Telea)  fenestra (Perry, 1811) (Phalaena)  flava (Grote, 1902) (Telea)  fumosus (Wurster, 1930) (Telea)  nigra (Schüssler, 1936) (Telea)  nigrescens (Schüssler, 1936) (Telea)  olivacea (Cockerell, 1914) (Telea)  vinacea (Schüssler, 1936) (Telea)  wilfriedi (Sageder, 1933) (Telea)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 200; pl. 14.15-16, 15.3-5. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 37.6f; p. 239. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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