Post by jshuey on Mar 9, 2015 12:45:22 GMT -8
In 2013, I ran a UV light just for entertainment in Belize – and collected almost nothing. I did however grab a Polyphemus – but didn’t think much about it (being pretty clueless about Saturniidae). I gave it away to a friend, who told me he thought it was a bit far south – but looked like Polyphemus. I saw the bug yesterday – and there is no doubt that he IDed it correctly (He also has all the Mexican Antheraea in his collection). By the way – we took this in the Maya Mopuntains, in an area that supports “tropical scrubby-mess habitat” with oak and pine as the main trees.
Does anyone have a better feel for the range of this species? It seems like we are way out of range for the species. I'll try and get a photo at some point.
John
Does anyone have a better feel for the range of this species? It seems like we are way out of range for the species. I'll try and get a photo at some point.
John
