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Io Moth

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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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Males 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
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Automeris io 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Saturniidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Io Moth

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Automeris io
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source NatureServe Explorer: Automeris io
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Automeris io
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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
  • Conservation status
    The Io moth has not been evaluated for listing on the IUCN Red List and has no special status on the U.S. Federal List.
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Automeris io
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Automeris io
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts injures humans bites or stings crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Automeris io
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G5"
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Species characteristics: Riparian
    "palustrineHabitatDescEn": "Riparian"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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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