The Io moth, also known as the peacock moth, is a colorful North American moth in the family Saturniidae and a member of the subfamily Hemileucinae. Its name comes from Greek mythology, where Io was a mortal lover of Zeus. The species ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, through much of the United States east of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah, and south to the southern end of Florida. It was first described by the entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceMales have bright yellow forewings while females have reddish brown to purple forewings, and both sexes have one large black to bluish eyespot with white in the center on each hindwing. 1 Classification
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Automeris io
Taxobox
Automeris io
Description section
Both males and females have one big black to bluish eyespot with some white in the center, on each hindwing.
- North American moth
View the SourceIUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Io Moth
- Wikidata Q1766445, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Saturniidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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