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Automeris zephyria
A medium moth of the Saturniidae family. I found it under lights in the morning. When disturbed it flashed its eyespots, which were covered before. It resembles an io moth, except that the front wings are a different color and have a white stripe.
It came to lights at night. I do not know where it came from. It could be from the cottonwood forest along the river nearby.
I have never seen another moth in this area that even remotely resembles this. It was found in the middle of June.
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