Taxonomy Profile: Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer 1776)

Antheraea polyphemus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Telea polyphemus
Cramer 1776
Common Name(s):
Polyphemus moth []
polyphème d'Amérique []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Antheraea polyphemus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Bombycoidea
Family : Saturniidae
giant silkworm moths |
royal moths |
Subfamily : Saturniinae
Tribe : Saturniini
Genus : Antheraea
Species : Antheraea polyphemus
Polyphemus moth |
polyphème d'Amérique |
Antheraea polyphemus Direct Children(s):
Antheraea polyphemus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Antheraea polyphemus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Tuskes, Paul M., James P. Tuttle, and Michael M. Collins
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-01-01 / 1996-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada
Page(s):
ix + 250
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Publication Place:
Ithaca, New York, United States
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8014-3130-1/
Notes:
drawings by Margaret A. Tuttle
Reference for:
Antheraea polyphemus
Antheraea polyphemus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Antheraea polyphemus: Comments
Comment:
Listed as 'adventive, not established' in Hawaii by Nishida (2002:207) under the name Telea polyphemus