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Automeris io
Family: Saturniidae, Subfamily: Hemileucinae (Buck Moths) Female.Sexually dimorphic. Bronzy gray to purplish pink/red. Yellow HW has a red streak along inner margin and a large blue eyespot boldly outlined in black. Hosts: Deciduous trees, shrubs and plants such as clover, corn, maple, oak and willow. . Adults do not feed.
Woodlands, lawns, gardens, meadows where host plants are.
Spotted on Jul 11, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013
2 Comments
Great shot Carol!
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Yeah, thats the way they protect themselved from predators; normally the wings and slightly closed and when a predator comes near by, they open and close the wings, the two bright yellow circles represent the ''eyes'' and the predator will be fooled!
Great series Carol