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Automeris io - female
Copyright © 2006 Derrick Bult

Automeris io - Female
Box Elder, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
June 12, 2006
Size: silver dollar size
We live near a creek in Box Elder, SD, which is near the Black Hills. I found this moth on our back door, captured it in a jar, photographed it then released it. We have never seen a moth like it before.
From your database of images we found two images of female "Io" (Automeris io) moths that closely match it.
Are we correct?
It is a beautiful moth!
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Contributed by Derrick Bult on 14 June, 2006 - 12:05am
Last updated 25 January, 2008 - 1:43pm

Yes,
it looks like the IO Moth to me. They are found in your state. See this site.
… Lynette Schimming, 6 July, 2006 - 7:39am login or register to post comments

If you have a photo that shows whole moth,
why not click on the Add Image link below this image and add it to this one?
… Jim McClarin, 14 June, 2006 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

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