| Moths of North Dakota |
Saturniidae: Saturniinae: Saturniini |
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1776)
| Common name: Polyphemus moth.
Hodges #: 7757. Identification: Rfw 62.3 mm, ocellatus on each wing round and with a central ‘window;’ abdomen brown, without segmental white bands. Distribution: Southern Canada to Mexico, except Great Basin and southwest. Hosts: Larvae feed on a wide variety of hardwood hosts, in North Dakota especially on Quercus macrocarpa Michx.– Bur oak.
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ND, Barnes Co., 12 mi. N Valley City, UV lt., coll. D. Mundal.
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