Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 960533

Polyphemus moth
Antheraea polyphemus

Observation date: March 25, 2014
Submitted by: Stephanie Pugh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: March 25, 2014
Coordinator notes: This is a male Polyphemus moth. I copied & reloaded the photos because the main pictures were not showing up correctly in the sighting summary on BAMONA. Don't know why...but they are there when the record is opened up. We'll see if this fixes the problem. SAT
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Gregg County