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Automeris io
Males yellow with brown markings and large "owl" eyes on the underwing, with red and black. Males a little smaller than females. Host: Deciduous trees, shrubs, and plants including clover, corn, maple, oak, willow and redbud.
Woodland
I reared io moths the year before and this was the first male to eclose. I marked him and released.
Spotted on May 29, 2011
Submitted on Dec 25, 2012
8 Comments
Beautiful!!!!
Thank you Susan.
magnificent shot
Thank you Seema. Yes EnvUnlimited, the reaction could be painful to some. I brushed against one once and it was like a stinging nettle reaction for me. Not too bad.
very b'ful..
Thank you Gerardo and Yuko
Beautiful great spot :)
Amazing moth with the striking colors and pattern!