Saturniid silk moths are easy to sex relative to other moths. Males have large feathered antennae, smaller abdomens, and smaller size overall. And Females have slimmer feathered antennae, bigger abdomens, and bigger size overall.
Along with sexual dysmorphism by coloration like the Io moth for example.
I’ve noticed a lack in annotations for the sex of these moths and I was wondering if anyone wanted to annotate these observations with me.
Could you share a couple of examples that are correctly annotated?
Sure
Female Io moth sexed based off of coloration
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119868877
Male Io moth sexed based off of coloration
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119893870
Male Polyphemus moth sexed based off of antennae
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119969063
Female Polyphemus moth sexed based off of antennae
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119859980
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