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Io Moth - Hodges#7746 (Automeris io)
Photo#29922
Copyright © 2005
John & Barbara Moerk
Unknown Caterpillar -
Automeris io
Anna Maria, Manatee County, Florida, USA
August 25, 2005
Size: ~2"
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Contributed by
John & Barbara Moerk
on 30 August, 2005 - 8:25am
Last updated 30 August, 2005 - 2:00pm
IO Moth
This is the caterpillar of an
IO moth
. Be careful, those are stinging spines it is displaying.
…
Tony DiTerlizzi
, 30 August, 2005 - 8:59am