Moth Photographers Group – Antheraea polyphemus

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Saturniidae

890070 – 7757 Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776)

Polyphemus Moth

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Synonymy:

intermedia (Bouvier, 1936) (Telea)

polypheme (Hübner, 1819) (Telea)

tuxtlasensis Balcazar & Vasquez, 1994 (Antheraea)

polyphemus (Cramer, 1776) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7757

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be 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 Moths of North Dakota.