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Definition of Polyphemus moth
1. Noun. Very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees.
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth
Group relationships: Antheraea, Genus Antheraea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyphemus Moth
Literary usage of Polyphemus moth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among the Moths and Butterflies: A Revised and Enlarged Edition of "Insect by Julia Perkins Ballard (1890)
"... further exit— another shiver, another waiting, and in an hour and a half out
came a beautiful (but still limp and contracted) polyphemus moth (Fig. 24). ..."
2. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"(polyphemus moth). CC. With eye-like spots on hind wings only; ground color of
wings of female purplish-red; that of male bright yellow; larva yellowish- ..."
3. Tenants of an Old Farm: Leaves from the Note-book of a Naturalist by Henry Christopher McCook (1902)
"This is the cocoon of the polyphemus moth (Fig. 13c). You observe how snugly the
leaves have been tucked around it. Tear them away and there appears a ..."
4. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1883)
"THE polyphemus moth—Telea Polyphemus. The caterpillar of this insect is also ...
polyphemus moth ..."
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