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Io Moth--Female and Male - Automeris io - male - female

Io Moth--Female and Male - Automeris io - Male Female
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 3, 2004
These were found at lights separately, captured, chilled, posed, and released. Female is a top and male is below. I had not realized the striking color difference between the sexes until I brought these two out for photography. The male is also considerably smaller than the female, which is masked here by the spread-wing pose of the male.

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(Male and female)/female/male/detail of male antennae

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Io Moth--Female and Male - Automeris io - male - female Io Moth - Automeris io - female Io Moth - Automeris io - male Io Moth--Detail of Male Antennae - Automeris io - male