Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus butterfly / moth

Large silk moth with eye-spots on hind wings. Caterpillars feed on birch, aspen, willow, and cherry.

7 documented plant relationships.

lays eggs on

ChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JunePaper BirchBetula papyriferatree · April–MayPussy WillowSalix discolorshrub · March–AprilSandbar WillowSalix interiorshrub · Apr-MaySaskatoon BerryAmelanchier alnifoliashrub · May–JuneTrembling AspenPopulus tremuloidestree · AprilWater BirchBetula occidentalistree · April–May