The elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) is a sphingid whose name was inspired by its caterpillar, which resembles an elephant’s trunk. The Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is a large ...

Discover fascinating facts about cecropia moths. The polyphemus moth is also common in the east, but can be found as far west as California. The large eyespots on their wings help scare off predators.

Moths won't mate without oak leaves. Two Harvard biologists have found that when the female polyphemus moth, receives the vapor from the oak through its antennae, it releases a chemical--a sex ...

said Po-An Lin. Day-active insects like monarch butterflies, have evolved to become more picky eaters, whereas night-active species, like the Polyphemus moth, are less picky.

Heparin treatment caused the black disc in io moths' eyespots to dramatically expand in all directions, while the salt-and-pepper patterning in polyphemus moths' eyespots spread in a single direction.