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    7746 - Automeris io lileth

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    Egg cluster

    Freshly emerged male

    2nd instar larval cluster

    General Species Information

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    Host Plant: Hosts in Keys include palms, grasses, Lignumvitae, Jamaican Dogwood

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    Historical Range:  South Eastern USA

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    Our Experience with this Species: Io moths are very common and show up consistantly throughout the Keys and appear in all months of the year. Males appear at lights far more frequently than do females. 

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    Notes: The male Io Moths of the Keys have a distinctly deeper orange color than do the males from the Florida mainland. Some concider this species a separate subspecies A. io lileth. Larvae of this species are covered with spines that have a very painful sting when touched. They should not be handled

    Distribution Chart

    K. Largo   Marath. Ba. Hond     B.P.K.   No Name  Sck. Isd.    K. West
    Colored box indicates adult of this species has been confirmed on that island

    Adult Flight Chart

      Jan.       Feb.     Mar.     Apr.    May     Jun.      Jul.       Aug.     Sep.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.
    Colored box indicates adult of this species has been confirmed in that month

    References

    Species Page at: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu

    Species Page at: http://bugguide.net

    Freshly emerged male 

    Final instar larva

    Freshly emerged male 

    Freshly emerged female 

    A. io form lileth (male) 

    A. io form io (male) 

    A. io form lileth (female) 

    A. io form io (female)