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Io moth later instar 46 days old - Automeris io
Copyright © 2013 Jim Eckert

Io moth later instar 46 days old - Automeris io
Port Clinton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 14, 2013
Size: 30 mm
Io moth instar growth spurt tripling its length from day 32 to day 46 after hatching from about 10 mm to 30 mm. The caterpillars also have fully attained their mature coloration by now. By the first week of October, at about 65-70 days after hatching they are mature at about 55-60 mm and are beginning to make cocoons.

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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 23 October, 2013 - 10:19pm
Last updated 24 October, 2013 - 5:44pm

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