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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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IO caterpillars? - Automeris io
Copyright © 2011 Colette Micallef

IO caterpillars? - Automeris io
San Jacinto County, Texas, USA
October 29, 2010
I think these are IO but never seen them stripped like center one

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IO caterpillars? - Automeris io IO caterpillars? - Automeris io IO caterpillars? - Automeris io
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Contributed by Colette Micallef on 10 May, 2011 - 5:28pm
Last updated 20 May, 2011 - 8:47pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 20 May, 2011 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Yep
Automeris io, younger instars can have those stripes, and those are in fact, early instar larvae.
… Ryan St Laurent, 10 May, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You for your time! I th
Thank You for your time! I thought so, but wanted to be certain. I have never seen them at this stage.
… Colette Micallef, 10 May, 2011 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

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