The Leroy Simon Collection

The Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
(Cramer, 1776) Phalaena Attacus

Antheraea polyphemus female, Florida, courtesy of Leroy Simon.

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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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