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Automeris io - female
Copyright © 2006 Brad Barnd

Automeris io - Female
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
June 25, 2005
Size: body: 25 mm; wings: ~3 in
Is this female Automeris io? Collected same night as
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 29 December, 2006 - 10:02pm
Last updated 25 January, 2011 - 2:49pm

looks like a good ID
- it has the thinner antennae of a female, plus the females are supposed to be redder. Moving to guide.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 December, 2006 - 11:10am

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