polyphemus moth

a polyphemus moth

Meaning

Noun

Antheraea polyphemus (species), a tan-coloured North American moth of the family Saturniidae, with large, purplish eyespots on the hind wings.

Origin

From the Greek myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus, in reference to the eyespots.

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