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title: "Polilla Polifemo"
description: "Antheraea polyphemus — Insectos y arañas. Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/polyphemus-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Polilla Polifemo

> Antheraea polyphemus — Insectos y arañas. Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths.

- Scientific name: *Antheraea polyphemus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 82092
- Wikidata: [Q1758845](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1758845)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47919](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47919)

## Names

- en: Polyphemus Moth
- es: Polilla Polifemo
- fr: Polyphème d'Amérique

## Countries with the most observations

US (65522), CA (12761), MX (81)

## Summary

Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most noticeable feature of the moth is the large, purplish eyespot on each hindwing; its name is from the Greek myth of the cyclops Polyphemus. The species, first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776, is widespread in continental North America, with local populations found throughout subarctic Canada and in all of the United States except Arizona and Nevada.
Polyphemus moths inhabit deciduous hardwood forests, orchards, urban areas…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemus

## Photo

![Polilla Polifemo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/polyphemus-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine Stone · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25904923

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/polyphemus-moth?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).