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Cerisy’s Sphinx and Polyphemus Moth

Posted by June 8th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Giant Silk Moths

Moth ID
Hello Bugman,
Just wondering if you could identify these two species of moth for me. Photos taken in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Thanks,
Lori

Cerisy’s Sphinx Polyphemus Moth

Hi Lori,
The smaller moth is a Cerisy’s Sphinx, Smerinthus cerisyi, and the handful is a Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus.

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