Io moth

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noun

a showy, yellow moth, Automeris io, of North America, having a prominent pink and bluish eyespot on each hind wing.

Origin of Io moth

First recorded in 1865–70; named after Io

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British Dictionary definitions for io moth

Io moth

noun

an American saturniid moth, Automeris io, bright yellow with a blue-and-pink eyelike spot on each of the hind wings

Word Origin

C19: after Io 1 (who was tormented by a gadfly), referring to the sting of the larva

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Io moth

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Io moth

Word Origin

Origin of Io moth