polyphemus moth

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English[edit]

a polyphemus moth

Etymology[edit]

From the Greek myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus, in reference to the eyespots.

Noun[edit]

polyphemus moth (plural polyphemus moths)

  1. A tan-coloured North American moth of species Antheraea polyphemus (family Saturniidae), with large, purplish eyespots on the hind wings.

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