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Automeris io
Family: Saturniidae, Subfamily: Hemileucinae (Buck Moths). Wingspan: 50-80 mm. Sexually dimorphic. FW is largely yellow. Yellow HW has red streak along inner margin and large blue eyespots boldy outlined in black. Hosts: Deciduous trees and shrubs and plants including clover, corn, maple, oak and willow. Adults do not eat. Do not have mouthparts.
Woodlands. Comes to light.
This is the 4th Io Moth male I have uploaded and found a 5th in very very rough shape also. Each is just a little different than the last. Brightness of coloring, size, and abdomen fuzziness, but all so beautiful! (This one had an extremely fuzzy abdomen) Would not open fully for eyes and I tried my best.
Spotted on Jun 30, 2013
Submitted on Jul 21, 2013
10 Comments
Carol, I finally found one! Pictures will be up in the next few days, but I was incredibly excited to see him, you know how much I love these guys! My pics didn't come out as great as yours, but that just means I need to find more :)
Thanks so much Ashley! An especially fuzzy one! I think his face is cute too!
Carol, this is still by far my favorite spotting of yours. I just can't get over how adorable his little face is and how fuzzy he is everywhere! I hope you can find more next season and show me more pictures like this :)
Thanks for all the likes and comments! I love moths and moth week!
Great series.
Great series! It's good to see new ones once in a while. As it is said, variety is the spice of life.
too cute!!
And thanks so much Ashley!!!
I can't believe I found so many of these males. I also found one female. I really have a lack of moths in general, but the ones I have found are new and wonderful!
Such a pretty little guy! I hope to be able to photograph moths like you one day, Carol!