Kebnat
INSECTS

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Insects
Native
Polyphemus Moth, photo 1 of 5
Polyphemus Moth, Caterpillar
Polyphemus Moth, Pupa
15 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Saturniidae with a wingspan of 15 cm. Lives in forests. Feeds on plants.

There are 999 observations of Polyphemus Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie122
  2. Montérégie118
  3. Capitale-Nationale111
  4. Outaouais107
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue99
  6. Montréal79
  7. Laurentides77
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine57
  9. Lanaudière47
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean39
  11. Mauricie32
  12. Côte-Nord30
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches27
  14. Bas-Saint-Laurent22
  15. Nord-du-Québec13
  16. Centre-du-Québec10
  17. Laval9

Habitat

ForestCephas

What the caterpillar eats

Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
White oakQuercus alba
American basswoodTilia americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Pin oakQuercus palustris
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
European white birchBetula pendula
European plumPrunus domestica
HazelnutCorylus americana
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Scarlet oakQuercus coccinea
Weeping willowSalix babylonica

Similar species

North American Luna MothActias luna
Cecropia MothHyalophora cecropia
Promethea SilkmothCallosamia promethea
Io MothAutomeris io
Imperial MothEacles imperialis
Modest SphinxPachysphinx modesta
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata
One-eyed SphinxSmerinthus cerisyi
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Spongy MothLymantria dispar