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Io Moth Larva

Automeris io

Description:

Small caterpillar.

Habitat:

Probably fell out of buttonwood tree (a type of mangrove).

1 Species ID Suggestions

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago
io moth caterpillar
Automeris io Automeris io


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4 Comments

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

Careful, they sting.

barbarossa
barbarossa 12 years ago

Thanks to both for the comments and to TracyL for the ID suggestion. I love the io moth, never knew this was the larva. Awesome!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Incredible!!!!!!

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

I love it!

barbarossa
Spotted by
barbarossa

Spotted on Mar 9, 2012
Submitted on Jul 3, 2012

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