Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Saturniidae → subfamily Saturniinae → tribe Saturniini → genus Antheraea → subgenus Thelea → species Antheraea polyphemus
Species name(s)
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776) = Phalaena polyphemus Cramer, [1775] = polypheme (Hübner, 1819) = flava (Grote, 1903) = fumosus (Wurster, 1930) = wilfriedi (Sageder, 1933) = brunnea (Sageder, 1933) = nigra (Schüssler, 1936) = albida (Bouvier, 1936) = intermedia (Bouvier, 1936) = fenestra Linnaeus, 1758 = Telea polyphemus Cramer, 1776.
Polyphemus Moth
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:15105
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic.
Primary colors
Orange, Yellow, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black.

Detailed information with references
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- There are varieties of wings different color (yellow to red-brown). [15]. Peter Khramov.
- Имеются разновидности, отличающиеся окраской крыльев (от желтой до красно-бурой). [85]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Area - United States, Canada, south, while in the southern parts of the range gives two generations, in the northern - one. [15]. Peter Khramov.
- Ареал — США, юг Канады. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- В южных частях ареала дает две генерации, в северных — одну. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Antheraea polyphemus
- A. p. mexicana Hoffman, 1942.
- A. p. oculea (Neumoegen, 1883).
- A. p. olivacea (Cockerell, 1914).
- A. p. tuxtlasensis Balcazár & Vázquez, 1994.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Colin Hutton, Denis Tumanov. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [15] Ландман В. Бабочки. Иллюстрированная энциклопедия. М.: Лабиринт Пресс, 2002
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
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