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Saturniidae 890055 – 7746   Automeris io (Fabricius, 1775)              Io Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Bombyx io Fabricius, 1775 • Automeris argus Neumögen & Dyar, 1893 • Automeris caeca Igel, 1928 • Automeris coloradensis Cockerell, 1914 • Phalaena corollaria Perry, 1810 • Io fabricii Boisduval, 1875 • Automeris fuscus Luther, 1907 • Hyperchiria lilith Strecker, 1877 • Automeris lutheri Cockerell, 1914 • Automeris mexicana Draudt, 1929 • Automeris neomexicana Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 • Automeris packardi Schüssler, 1934 • Automeris texana Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 • Hyperchiria varia Walker, 1855

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 157; pl. 12.1-17. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 37.4m; p. 239. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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