Automeris io


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Noun1.Automeris io - large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wingAutomeris io - large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
io moth
saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
Automeris, genus Automeris - io moth
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Urticating caterpillars in Florida: 1 io moth, Automeris io (Lepidoptera: Saturniidea).
Caterpillar-associated rashes in children--Hillsborough County, Florida, 2011
Some adults stayed immobile while others walked slowly to the bottom of the cages, in a similar behavior (Manley, 1993) as in Automeris io (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae).
Manley TR (1993) Diapause, voltinism, and foodplants of Automeris io (Saturniidae) in the southeastern united states.
Biological and morphological characteristics of Hylesia paulex (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) fed with Eucalyptus urophylla (Myrtaceae)/Caracteristicas biologicas y morfologicas de Hylesia paulex (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) alimentadas con Eucalyptus urophylla (Myrtaceae)/Caracteristicas biologicas e morfologicas da Hylesia paulex (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) alimentadas com Eucalyptus urophylla (Myrtaceae)

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