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Scientific Name
Antheraea polyphemus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776)
Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Polyphemus Moth
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Bombycoidea |
| Family | Saturniidae |
| Subfamily | Saturniinae |
| Tribe | Saturniini |
| Genus | Antheraea |
| Species | Antheraea polyphemus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
the CRMO record (2013) is the only record for Butte County in PNWM and BAMONA
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
widely distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest, extending north to northeastern British Columbia. It is only absent from dry steppe in the interior of our region, such as much of southern Oregon and Idaho and the Columbia Plateau ecoregion (PNWM 2016)
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Created Date
7/7/2016 3:00:53 PM
Last Modified By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/2/2019 2:03:51 PM
Notes
Other Parks
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Bandelier National Monument (BAND)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
