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Brown Moth with a 3mm yellow dot on forewing (Polyphemus Moth)

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the HUGH moth that appear out of the blu!
by: Anonymous

there is one right under my door i sprayed it to death and now i put it in my lunch box to take it to school monday! im so excited about what there going to say. im going to try upload a picture if possible hold tite peace out safe G!
Thanks, Moni!
by: Mike

Based on one of the other photos on this site I suspected it might be a Polyphemus moth. My pictures weren't very good and the moth wouldn't open his wings. Thank you for confirming the identity of this guy.
Polyphemus Moth
by: Moni

Mike
From your description and what can be seen in the photo, your moth is a Polyphemus moth.
This is one of the silkmoths, family Saturnidae, are the largest of all moths and this is one of the most common.
They overwinter in large silky light brown leaflike cocoons.
The larva become large green caterpillars. They feed on a wide variety of leaves of trees and shrubs including willow, birch, hickory, maple, oak, and members of the rose family like apple.
The adult moths do not eat, but live from the stored food of the caterpillar.



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