polyp hem us (polifemus)

[NL., from the large solitary and apparently single eye formed by the coalescence of a pair of eyes. P. stagnorum is an example.-4. Any member of the family Polyp he midæ.-5. In Le pidoptera, the technical specific and (absolutely) the vernacular name of one of the largest American silkworms or silkworm-moths, Telea polyp hem us. The caterpillar feeds on many different native trees, as oak, walnut, hickory, willow, elm, maple, poplar, etc., and is of a clear apple-green color with Polyp hem us-moth, with right wings removed. (One half natural size.) yellow lateral lines. The cocoon is oval and usually wrapped in a leaf, sometimes falling to the ground, but often hanging on the tree all winter. The moth is normally single-brooded in the northern United States, but double brooded in the southern. The silk can be reeled, but with considerable difficulty, and is lustrous and strong. The moth has a wing-spread of five or six inches, and is of a buff color, with a large eye-spot on each hind wing.