TL: America
63-88 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
English (US)Io moth 
FrançaisAutoméris io 
РусскийСатурния ио 
العربيةعتمريس إيوي
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Altingiaceae Liquidambar Sweetgum Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Cannabaceae Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Cornaceae Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Fabaceae Amorpha fruticosa Desert false indigo Fabaceae Baptisia tinctoria Wild indigo Fabaceae Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Fabaceae Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Fagaceae Fagus Beech Fagaceae Quercus Oak Myricaceae Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern Oleaceae Fraxinus Ash Pinaceae Abies balsamea Balsam fir Rosaceae Prunus Cherry Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Salicaceae Salix Willow Sapindaceae Acer rubrum Red maple
- Automeris io is a member of the clade Automeris io:
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Species Author Automeris brenneri Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2011 Automeris hegena Brechlin & Meister, 2011 Automeris hesdimasiana Brechlin & Meister, 2014 Automeris io (Fabricius, 1775) Automeris io draudtiana Lemaire, 1973 Automeris jalishena Brechlin & Meister, 2011 Automeris michoacana Balcazar, 2000 Automeris mixthena Brechlin & Meister, 2011 Automeris oaxhena Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2011 Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, Smith & Wolfe, 1992 Automeris petrovae Brechlin & Meister, 2014 Automeris pueblensis Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2011 Automeris siri Brechlin, Meister & van Schayck, 2011 Automeris tamaulipasiana Brechlin & Meister, 2011
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Butterflies and Moths of North America North American Moth Photographers Group Silk Moths Bill Oehlke
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |