It means a build up of lymph fluid that causes swelling in an area of the body. Lymph fluid is in all body tissues. It carries fluid and waste products away from the body tissues. It comes from tiny blood vessels into the body tissues and then normally drains away in tubes or channels called lymph vessels.n some types of cancer, doctors now do a test called a sentinel node biopsy. This can reduce the need to remove all the lymph nodes, which helps to reduce the risk of lymphoedema. The sentinel node is the first lymph node (or first few nodes) that fluid drains to from the area of the tumour.
Antheraea polyphemus. Antheraea polyphemus (polyphemus moth) is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hind wings.
Another sphinx moth that has been noticed lately is the whitelined sphinx moth. It is a large moth with a wingspan between 2 and 3 Â½ inches. The first pair of wings are dark colored with a large white stripe running from the wingtip diagonally to the base of the wing and six smaller white lines crossing it.The second pair of wings is dark with a pinkish band.erry Curtis. Photo 2: Whitelined sphinx moth. Later their larvae may be found in gardens feeding on evening primrose, grape, plants in the Rosaceae (rose family), and other herbs and woody plants. This caterpillar grows to be as large as three inches long with a distinctive horn on the end of its body.