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Giant Silkworm Moths
Page Last Updated: August 27 2019
2 species
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm & Royal Moths)
Genus: Antheraea
Species: Polyphemus
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Updated August 27 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
A Stink Bug was lurking nearby waiting for an opportunity - it
was fended off at one point
was fended off at one point
Polyphemus Moth larva - approx. 7 cm - Leslie Spit - August 2010
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm & Royal Moths)
Genus: Antheraea
Species: Polyphemus
More Polyphemus Moths
Updated August 27 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Polyphemus Moth - wingspan 10 to 15 cm - Speyside (Halton Hills) - August 2017
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm & Royal Moths)
Genus: Hyalophora
Species: Cecropia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Cecropia Moth larva - approx. 8 cm - Nicholson Lane (Front and Sherbourne) - August 2019
Photograph by Peter Velocci