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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 609, February 583, March 1,493, April 1,256, May 770, June 374, July 336, August 384, September 1,099, October 501, November 572, December 554.
United States61,507
Canada12,062
Texas10,108
Ontario6,810
North Carolina3,680
Virginia2,922
Ohio2,772
New York2,601
Pennsylvania2,537
Georgia2,234

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
Genustussar moths · Antheraea

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