Antheraea polyphemus

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q1758845
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Antheraea polyphemus

Summary

Antheraea polyphemus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,173 views/month, #1,085 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Antheraea polyphemus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Antheraea polyphemus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Polyphemus is named after Antheraea polyphemus[5].
  • Heterocera is named after Antheraea polyphemus[6].
  • United States is named after Antheraea polyphemus[7].
  • Antheraea is named after Antheraea polyphemus[8].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[9].
  • Antheraea polyphemus belongs to the parent taxon Antheraea[10].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Antheraea polyphemus is Antheraea polyphemus[11].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's Commons category is recorded as Antheraea polyphemus[12].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Antheraea polyphemus[13].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's Commons gallery is recorded as Antheraea polyphemus[14].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. polyphemus'}[15].
  • Antheraea polyphemus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Polyphemus Moth'}[16].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+125'}[17].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Acer pensylvanicum[18].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Acer saccharum[19].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Betula lenta[20].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Betula nigra[21].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Betula pendula[22].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Betula populifolia[23].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Carya[24].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Castanea[25].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Castanea mollissima[26].
  • Antheraea polyphemus's has host is recorded as Castanea pumila[27].

Body

Classification

Antheraea polyphemus's scientific name is Antheraea polyphemus[11]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Antheraea[10]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Polyphemus Moth'}[16].

Discovery and Description

Things named after include Polyphemus[5], a cyclops[28]; Heterocera[6], a taxon[29]; United States[7], a sovereign state[30], in United States[31], founded in 1776[32]; and Antheraea[8], a taxon[33].

Identifiers

Antheraea polyphemus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7120[34]. Antheraea polyphemus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 386283[35]. Antheraea polyphemus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1866570[36]. Antheraea polyphemus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 189057[37].

Why It Matters

Antheraea polyphemus ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,173 views/month, #1,085 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Polyphemus Moth Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Saturniinae). wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Named after
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon rank species
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