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

© Cindy Mead
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Phalaena polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Telea albida Bouvier, 1936
Telea brunnea Sageder, 1933
Phalaena fenestra Perry, 1811
Telea flava Grote, 1902
Telea fumosus Wurster, 1930
Telea intermedia Bouvier, 1936
Telea nigra Schüssler, 1936
Telea nigrescens Schüssler, 1936
Telea olivacea Cockerell, 1914
Telea polypheme Hübner, 1819
Antheraea tuxtlasensis Balcazar & Vasquez, 1994
Telea vinacea Schüssler, 1936
Telea wilfriedi Sageder, 1933
References
Antheraea polyphemus
© George Small
Antheraea polyphemus
© Donald Gudehus
Antheraea polyphemus
© Jane Nicholas
Antheraea polyphemus
© Jane Nicholas
Antheraea polyphemus
© John Himmelman
Antheraea polyphemus
© Nolie Schneider
Antheraea polyphemus
© Stuart Schwartz
Antheraea polyphemus
© Tim Dyson - m.
Antheraea polyphemus
© Ken Childs
Antheraea polyphemus
- 130mm – © Jim Vargo
Antheraea polyphemus
- 130mm – © Jim Vargo
Antheraea polyphemus
IN – © Jim Vargo
Antheraea polyphemus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Antheraea polyphemus
© Leslie Angel LG

Antheraea polyphemus
© Betsy Higgins

Antheraea polyphemus
© Stuart Schwartz

Antheraea polyphemus
© Martha Reinhardt

Antheraea polyphemus
© Seth Ausubel LG

Antheraea polyphemus
© Jim Kennedy

Antheraea polyphemus
© Lee Ruth
1st instar
Antheraea polyphemus
© Leslie Angel LG

Antheraea polyphemus
© Jim Kennedy

Antheraea polyphemus
© Martha Reinhardt

Antheraea polyphemus
© Jason Dombroskie

Antheraea polyphemus
© Bob Moul


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