The Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is the most widely distributed of the giant silk moths in North America. The ethereal luna moth (Actias luna) is another large, common and well-known ...

“the life cycle of a giant silk moth is pretty simple: hatch, eat, grow, pupate, emerge, mate, lay eggs, and die,” all in the span of one year. So, evidently, the Polyphemus moth we discovered ...

It was just gorgeous." After some quick research Brown identified it as a cecropia, also known as a giant silk moth. "I have never seen one. I was very excited," said Brown. Western University ...

Attracted by a porch light, this giant silk moth fluttering about is quite mesmerizing. The Polyphemus Moth is a mellow brown and has a 6-inch wingspan. Its large purple and yellow eyespots ...

Polyphemus caterpillars eat a wide variety of tree leaves, including oak, maple, willow, wax myrtle, and more. Meet the colorful moths you can see during daytime. Speaking of silk moths with ...

Not all moths have feathery antennae as grand as the silk moths ... rests in the grass in Kempsville. Polyphemus moths are named after the one-eyed giant, Polyphemus, because of the moth ...

A couple months ago, WGAL spoke to Chandra Palmerino about her encounter with the giant insect ... The insect is called a polyphemus moth. While the moth can be found in all 50 U.S. states ...

Some of the giant silk moths of North America are taking a beating because an early 20th-century attempt to control another insect went bad, researchers in Massachusetts suggest. Cecropia moths ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...