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Io moth   /ˈaɪoʊ mɔθ/   Listen
Io moth

noun
1.
Large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines.  Synonym: Automeris io.





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"Io moth" Quotes from Famous Books



... The lovely Io Moth is one that you will see early, and never forget, for it is common, and ranges over all the country from Canada to the Gulf. When you see it, you will be inclined to spell its name Eye-oh—for it has on each wing a splendid eye like that on a peacock's ...
— Woodland Tales • Ernest Seton-Thompson


Words linked to "Io moth" :   Automeris, saturniid moth, saturniid, genus Automeris


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