The Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Antheraea polyphemus
(Cramer, 1776) Phalaena Attacus

Mature Antheraea polyphemus larva, Fort Worth, Texas,
October 23, 2009, courtesy of Phyllis.

Mature Antheraea polyphemus larva, Fort Worth, Texas,
October 23, 2009, courtesy of Phyllis.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Saturniini, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Genus: Antheraea, Hubner, 1819

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