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Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775))

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775))
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Kitching I Rougerie R Zwick A Hamilton C St Laurent R Naumann S Ballesteros Mejia L Kawahara A (2018) A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e22236. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236
Antheraea polyphemus
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, Canada Species List, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, NCBI, EOL authors, and United States Species List
Antheraea polyphemus
Recognized by CalPhotos and Animal Diversity Web
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775))
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer)
Recognized by University of Alberta Museums
Antheraea polyphemus Cramer 1775
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer 1775
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea polyphemus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Global Biotic Interactions
Antheraea polyphemus
Recognized by Flickr Group, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and AmericanInsects
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775))
Species recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1775)
Species recognized by IUCN
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1776)
Species recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Antheraea polyphemus Cramer 1775
Species recognized by iNaturalist

Alternative Names

Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen 1883)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Antheraea Hübner, 1819)
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus (Cramer (1775))
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Antheraea (Telea) albida Bouvier 1936
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) brunnea Sageder 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) fenestra Perry 1811
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) flava Draudt 1930
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) fumosus Wurster 1930
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) ingens Catesby 1743
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) nigra Schüssler 1936
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) nigrescens Schüssler 1936
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) oculata Catesby 1731
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) olivacea Cockerell 1914
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) vinacea Schüssler
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Antheraea (Telea) wilfriedi Sageder 1933
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Telea polyphemus (Cramer 1776)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

Polyphemus Moth preferred
Recognized by University of Alberta Museums and Wikidata Common Names

French

Polyphème d'Amérique preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775))

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Macroheterocera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Saturniini
Antheraea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea subgen. Telea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775)) (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana (Hoffmann 1942)
Antheraea polyphemus tuxtlasensis Balcázar-Lara & Vázquez-G. 1994
Antheraea compta Rothschild 1899
Antheraea discata Naumann & Löffler 2015
Antheraea godmani (Druce 1892)
Antheraea montezuma (Sallé 1856)
Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen 1883)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Antheraea Hübner 1819
Antheraea subgen. Telea Hübner
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer 1775 (this page)
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus mexicana Hoffmann 1942
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus olivacea Ferguson 1972
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus tuxtlasensis Balcázar-Lara & Vásquez-G 1994
Antheraea (Telea) compta Rothschild 1899
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce 1892
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé 1856
Antheraea (Telea) oculea Neumoegen 1883

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Macroheterocera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Saturniini
Antheraea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea subgen. Telea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775)) (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana (Hoffmann 1942)
Antheraea polyphemus tuxtlasensis Balcázar-Lara & Vázquez-G. 1994
Antheraea compta Rothschild 1899
Antheraea discata Naumann & Löffler 2015
Antheraea godmani (Druce 1892)
Antheraea montezuma (Sallé 1856)
Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen 1883)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Macroheterocera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Saturniini
Antheraea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea subgen. Telea Hübner (1819)
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer (1775)) (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana (Hoffmann 1942)
Antheraea polyphemus tuxtlasensis
Antheraea compta Rothschild 1899
Antheraea discata Naumann & Löffler 2015
Antheraea godmani (Druce 1892)
Antheraea montezuma (Sallé 1856)
Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen 1883)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Saturniidae
Antheraea Hübner 1819
Antheraea polyphemus Cramer 1775 (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana Schüssler 1936
Antheraea polyphemus oculea Neumoegen 1883
Antheraea polyphemus olivacea Ferguson 1972
Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus
Antheraea assamensis Helfer 1837
Antheraea banggaiana
Antheraea biedermanni Niepelt 1932
Antheraea billitonensis Moore 1878
Antheraea borneensis Moore 1892
Antheraea broschi Naumann 2001
Antheraea castanea Jordan 1910
Antheraea chengtuana Watson 1923
Antheraea cingalesa Moore 1883
Antheraea compta Rothschild 1899
Antheraea cordifolia Weymer 1906
Antheraea diehli Lemaire 1979
Antheraea exspectata Brechlin 2000
Antheraea fickei Weymer 1909
Antheraea formosana Sonan 1937
Antheraea francki Watson 1923
Antheraea frithi Moore 1858
Antheraea gazella Niepelt 1934
Antheraea gephyra Niepelt 1926
Antheraea godmani Druce 1892
Antheraea hagedorni Naumann & Lourens 2008
Antheraea halconensis U. Paukstadt & Brosch 1996
Antheraea hartii Moore 1892
Antheraea helferi Moore 1858
Antheraea imperator Watson 1913
Antheraea insularis
Antheraea jana Cramer 1782
Antheraea jawabaratensis
Antheraea kelimutuensis U. Paukstadt 1997
Antheraea lampei Nassig & Holloway
Antheraea larissa Westwood 1847
Antheraea larissoides Bouvier 1928
Antheraea minahassae Niepelt 1926
Antheraea mindanarissa
Antheraea montezuma Sallé 1856
Antheraea moultoni Watson 1927
Antheraea mylitta Drury 1773
Antheraea mylittoides Bouvier 1928
Antheraea negrorissa
Antheraea paniki
Antheraea paphia Linnaeus 1758
Antheraea pasteuri Bouvier 1928
Antheraea paukpelengensis
Antheraea paukstadtorum Naumann 1996
Antheraea pernyi (Guerin-Meneville 1855)
Antheraea philippirissa
Antheraea pratti Bouvier 1928
Antheraea prelarissa Bouvier 1928
Antheraea raffrayi Bouvier 1928
Antheraea rhythmica Turner 1936
Antheraea rosemariae Holloway 1995
Antheraea rosieri
Antheraea roylii Moore 1859
Antheraea sahi
Antheraea scida
Antheraea semperi Felder 1861
Antheraea steinkeorum U. Paukstadt 1999
Antheraea surakarta Moore 1862
Antheraea taripaensis Naumann 1996
Antheraea vietnamensis
Antheraea yamamai (Guerin-Meneville 1861)
Antheraea youngi

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Lepidoptera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae Boisduval 1837
Saturniinae Boisduval 1837
Saturniini Boisduval 1837
Antheraea Hübner 1819
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1776) (this page)
Antheraea oculea (Neumoegen 1883)
Antheraea yamamai (Guérin-Méneville 1861)

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Saturniidae
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1775) (this page)
Graellsia isabelae (Graëlls 1849)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Ditrysia
Obtectomera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Saturniini
Antheraea
Antheraea polyphemus (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus oculea
Antheraea alorensis
Antheraea assamensis
Antheraea broschi
Antheraea exspectata
Antheraea formosana
Antheraea frithi
Antheraea godmani
Antheraea helferi
Antheraea inthanonensis
Antheraea jana
Antheraea jawabaratensis
Antheraea kageri
Antheraea kalangensis
Antheraea kelimutuensis
Antheraea lampei
Antheraea larissa
Antheraea mindanarissa
Antheraea myanmarensis
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pahangensis
Antheraea paniki
Antheraea paphia
Antheraea paukstadtorum
Antheraea pelengensis
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea pernyi × Antherea roylei
Antheraea raffrayi
Antheraea ranakaensis
Antheraea rosemariae
Antheraea rosieri
Antheraea roylii
Antheraea rubicunda
Antheraea schroederi
Antheraea semperi
Antheraea steinkeorum
Antheraea taripaensis
Antheraea tenasserimensis
Antheraea tenggarensis
Antheraea ulrichbroschi
Antheraea vietnamensis
Antheraea visayarissa
Antheraea yamamai
Antheraea youngi

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Macroheterocera
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Saturniinae
Saturniini
Antheraea
Antheraea polyphemus (this page)
Antheraea polyphemus mexicana
Antheraea polyphemus oculea
Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus
Antheraea polyphemus tuxtlasensis
Antheraea adamtziki
Antheraea albida
Antheraea alleni
Antheraea alorensis
Antheraea andamana
Antheraea assama
Antheraea assamensis
Antheraea aurelia
Antheraea bergmani
Antheraea biedermanni
Antheraea bignaulti
Antheraea bonhourei
Antheraea borneensis
Antheraea brunnea
Antheraea buruensis
Antheraea calida
Antheraea castanea
Antheraea ceramensis
Antheraea chengtuana
Antheraea cinnamomea
Antheraea columbiana
Antheraea compta
Antheraea confuci
Antheraea confusa
Antheraea constans
Antheraea cordifolia
Antheraea delegata
Antheraea fantoni
Antheraea fasciata
Antheraea fenestra
Antheraea fentoni
Antheraea flava
Antheraea formosana
Antheraea francki
Antheraea fraterna
Antheraea fumosus
Antheraea gazella
Antheraea gschwandneri
Antheraea halconensis
Antheraea hartii
Antheraea hazina
Antheraea imperator
Antheraea ingenscarolinianaoculata
Antheraea insularis
Antheraea intermedia
Antheraea inversa
Antheraea jakli
Antheraea javanensis
Antheraea kausalia
Antheraea kirbyi
Antheraea kolisurra
Antheraea larissoides
Antheraea lugubris
Antheraea lutea
Antheraea melaina
Antheraea mentawai
Antheraea mexicana
Antheraea mezankooria
Antheraea mezops
Antheraea montezuma
Antheraea moorei
Antheraea morosa
Antheraea moultoni
Antheraea mowisia
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea mylittoides
Antheraea nebulosa
Antheraea nigra
Antheraea nigrescens
Antheraea ochripicta
Antheraea oculea
Antheraea olivacea
Antheraea olivescens
Antheraea ornata
Antheraea ornatrix
Antheraea pernyama
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea perottetii
Antheraea prelarissa
Antheraea pulchra
Antheraea rhythmica
Antheraea ridlyi
Antheraea roylei
Antheraea rubicunda
Antheraea rubiginea
Antheraea rumphii
Antheraea salthi
Antheraea sergestus
Antheraea subvelata
Antheraea surakarta
Antheraea taripaensis
Antheraea titan
Antheraea tonkinensis
Antheraea tusseh
Antheraea ulrichbroschi
Antheraea ussuriensis
Antheraea versicolor
Antheraea vinacea
Antheraea wilfriedi
Antheraea yoshimotoi
87 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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