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WG Operations, Facilitator
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus
More about the Polyphemus Moth from wikipedia. Quote:
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Does this moth actually have hair??? I guess I've just never looked really close before. A hairy moth??? Bugs with hair give me the heebeejeebies. (s-h-i-v-e-rrrrrrr) The cats feed on birch, willow, oak, maple, hickory, beech, honey locust, walnut, pear, plum, peach, apricot, cherry, cassafras, citrus, and elm. I have cherry, plum, maple, birch, and oak trees. The maples, oaks and birch are well established, I've only recently added the others (cherry & plum trees ) in the past few years. |
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Co-Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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Nice photos of the Polyphemus moth, one of the giant silk moths:
Species Detail | Butterflies and Moths of North America Beautiful moth!
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WG Operations, Facilitator
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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Cirsium-
Thanks for the Moth ID. I made the corrections in my post. Is that really hair on the Polyphemus Moth? Just curious. |
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Co-Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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They're actually called scales; scales are just modified hairs. But since they are scales you should be able to avoid the heebeejeebies.
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A Bee's Best Friend
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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Moths are often as beautiful as the butterflies. Some moths look very cool with long hair and wings like sweeping capes.
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Carbon
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Richmond Virginia
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Had 2 last night. 1 landed on the window with it's wings flattened out. Really cool looking through the transparent circles in the eye spots. It was still on the window when I left for work this morning. When I tapped on the glass , it just fell. The other one landed on a porch post with it's wings folded. It was still there at 7:00 AM when I left for work and is still out there now at 9:00 PM. The 2 of them had been flying all around the porch last night and I wondered if it was a mating dance or chase. My little butterfly/moth book doesn't mention behavior. Not sure both of them doing this would be a good reproductive strategy. Any ideas?
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Maybe they became lethargic due to the cooling evening temps like the salamanders I had found yesterday.
They never moved an inch in their almost dormant state. Snowed again last night! Nice find Booboo!
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