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Antheraea polyphemus
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Translingual
thumb|♂︎ Antheraea polyphemus
Etymology
Binomial compound of mul Antheraea f Polyphēmus la m en Polyphemus, named after the cyclops, named as such due to the moth's large size and wingspan, as well as false eyes found on the inside of its wings.
Proper noun
m 1 Antheraea Polyphemus polyphemus la
species family Saturniidae polyphemus moth
Hypernyms
species Lepidoptera order order; Glossata suborder suborder; Heteroneura infraorder infraorder; Ditrysia clade division; Cossina section section; Bombycina subsection subsection; Bombycoidea superfamily superfamily; Saturniiformes series series; Saturniidae family family; Saturniinae subfamily subfamily; Saturniini tribe tribe; Antheraea genus genus; Antheraea (Telea) subgenus 1 subgenus
Descendants
en polyphemus moth 1
References
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mul Saturniid moths