Antheraea polyphemus x oculea Hybrids

Antheraea polyphemus x Antheraea oculea hybrid male,
August 31, 2011, courtesy of Rich Ashcraft.

Antheraea polyphemus x Antheraea oculea hybrid female,
August 31, 2011, courtesy of Rich Ashcraft.

The female Antheraea oculea depicted below, reared from Arizona eggs, paired with a wild male Antheraea polyphemus from Michigan to yield the hybrids depicted above.

Antheraea oculea female, June 16, 2011, courtesy of Rich Ashcraft.

Antheraea oculea female, June 16, 2011, courtesy of Rich Ashcraft.

Antheraea oculea female, June 16, 2011, courtesy of Rich Ashcraft.

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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