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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Several other types of stinging caterpillars are common in Florida, including the io moth caterpillar (Automeris io), the saddleback caterpillar (Sibine stimulea), and the puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) (5).
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).
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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