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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Automeris » Io Moth - Hodges#7746 (Automeris io)
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What kind of Underwing is this? - Automeris io
Copyright © 2008 Earl Orf

What kind of Underwing is this? - Automeris io
Dunning Lake - Bovey, MN, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
July 7, 2008
I found this beauty in our garage on the morning of July 7, 2008. The closest I have come to identifying it is that it's probably an Underwing. I don't have field guides for moths, however. So, I could use some help in figuring out what kind it is.
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Contributed by Earl Orf on 9 July, 2008 - 3:04pm

Io Moth
Here is the Guide Page for it. This one particularly is a female.
… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 9 July, 2008 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

Not an underwing
but a saturniid called Automeris io.
… Ryan St Laurent, 9 July, 2008 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to both of you for the
Thanks to both of you for the quick response. This is such a great web site!

Earl Orf
www.earlorfphotos.com
… Earl Orf, 9 July, 2008 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

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