Huge moth - moth.jpg

Huge moth - moth.jpg

Has anybody seen this huge moth, or know anything about this?
Just curious, as it was perched on the side of our house.

TIA

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Comments
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From: John White
Subject: Re: Huge moth - moth.jpg
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 07:06:42 -0400

Hi Rich,

Your moth appears to be a Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus).
It's normal range is east of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to
Mexico. It's name Polyphemus is from the one-eyed gaint of Greek
Myths. Great picture!

Hope this helps!

P.S.: The tape measure appears to be Stanley model # ..... :-)

--
Best Regards,

John White
Reptiles & Amphibians of Virginia
http://www.erols.com/reptiles/


Image Info		Original File Name: moth-Polyphemus_Moth-by_John_White.jpg File size : 30362 bytes File date : 1999:08:16 09:00:00 Resolution: 465x350 Jpeg process : Baseline Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Posted Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 05:32:55 GMT
Author		Name (E-mail): Rick P (rparge@com.teleport)
Subject		Huge moth - moth.jpg


Description		Huge moth - moth.jpg Has anybody seen this huge moth, or know anything about this? Just curious, as it was perched on the side of our house. TIA * rparge@com.teleport Invert for real e-mail address Comments ======== From: John White Subject: Re: Huge moth - moth.jpg Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 07:06:42 -0400 Hi Rich, Your moth appears to be a Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus). It's normal range is east of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico. It's name Polyphemus is from the one-eyed gaint of Greek Myths. Great picture! Hope this helps! P.S.: The tape measure appears to be Stanley model # ..... :-) -- Best Regards, John White Reptiles & Amphibians of Virginia http://www.erols.com/reptiles/

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