Giant Moths Of Ohio

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Giant moths of ohio. If everyone who uses this resource gives a small amount we could cover our ongoing costs develop new features and upgrade the system. Antheraea polyphemus the polyphemus moth is a north american member of the family saturniidae the giant silk moths. Aim for the luna moths tails the moth escapes 96 percent of. Biologically moths rank high among our most important groups of organisms.

Click on the x found on each entry below to hide specific bugs from this pages listing. Consider contributing an image at the email address showcased at the bottom of this page. Polyphemus moth a nth e r ae a po ly p h e mu s a n t h e r e e a h p o l e e f e e mu s giant silkworm moths family s a t u r n iidae the polyphemus moth is one of the largest of ohios moths and is easily identified by the large eyespots on the hind wing. The male moths are yellow and the females are a purple brown.

It is a tan colored moth with an average wingspan of 15 cm 6 in. The larger more ornate species have inspired many an artist and dazzled scores of people who stumbled into one in the wild. Consider contributing an image at the email address showcased at the bottom of this page. Some of our most beautiful winged creatures are moths especially the giant silk moths such as the cecropia and luna see pages 36 and 38.

And northeast ohio medical university pitted 162 luna moths against eight brown. Return to results page for ohio insects. You will be able to narrow down the results to better. Adults usually fly in mid to late june in ohio.

There are a total of 430 ohio butterflies and moths found in the insect identification database. Moths of ohio. Moth insects found in the state of ohio. Adults can have wing spans of two to three inches.

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