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Io Moth - Hodges#7746 (Automeris io)
Photo#186797
Copyright © 2008
lee garret
male adult io moth/Automeris io -
Automeris io
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fentress County, Tennessee, USA
June 1, 2008
Size: 2.25" wide 1.5" long
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Contributed by
lee garret
on 1 June, 2008 - 11:29am
Last updated 21 June, 2008 - 9:36pm
Why do you think it's female?
Looks like a male
Automerus io
to me. Males of this species are yellower than females and all male moths have more feathery antennae than females.
Is this the same specimen as your other one (below)?
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 1 June, 2008 - 11:54am
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Automeris io-gender
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hello hannah nendick-mason,
top moth is not same individual as that below.
of late, a number of them have been coming up to my porch for tea and company. the one with demure wings visited on 5-31; the one brazen enough to display hindwings appeared on 6-1.
and yes, after looking at a number of images of both male and female io's (and after increasing the fill light on the original sufficiently to see antennae clearly) i must stand corrected and will go with male rather than female.
no wonder so boisterous with wings-probably hoping to impress any female(s) lurking nearby.
thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
imageminder
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lee garret
, 1 June, 2008 - 9:42pm
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agreed that this looks male..
agreed that this looks male...and you can see his feathery antennae a bit by his head and dipping under his forewings.
Nina
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Nina
, 1 June, 2008 - 4:49pm
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Aotomeris io-gender
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hello ms. nina,
you ladies are right!
imageminder
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lee garret
, 1 June, 2008 - 9:47pm
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Congratulations!~!
It's a boy !!
8:)
Nina
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Nina
, 2 June, 2008 - 12:01pm
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