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IO Moth

Automeris io

Description:

Large reddish-brown moth found under a porchlight.

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2 Comments

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

awww no way! I think your right! If ida known it had such a beautiful display of colors under its wings I would have got it to open its wings somehow lol Thanks for the website.

annorion
annorion 12 years ago

Looks like an IO moth with its wings closed.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...

AshleyAkers
Spotted by
AshleyAkers

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 13, 2011

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