#Automeris
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bearysweet.bsky.social
This is a male lo moth Automeris io), a furry teddy bear of a moth.

🦋🧸

It is recognized by its bright yellow forewings and large, startling black-and-yellow eyespots on the hindwings.

They are native to North America, ranging from Canada down to Mexico.

#insect #moth
October 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
espeonlovespizza.bsky.social
Minhas favs:
Bicho-da-seda, traças (apesar de na fase larval elas acabarem destruindo tecidos e até livros), Cecropia, Crypsiphona, Baphomet (Creatonos gangis), Automeris naranja (e variantes)...

Eu amo essas bebês
October 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
pterouras.bsky.social
If you know what you’re doing letting them crawl onto you like in this photo instead of picking them up from above is generally safe! But yeah it’s definitely something to be super careful about

(Example with Automeris zugana)
Spiky caterpillar on a hand. The caterpillar has small red and white stripes, with a light blue head. The rest of its body and its numerous spines are all a vivid green, except for the longest spines by the head and rear which are blue
September 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
hyalaphora.northsky.social
So please never ever pick these up like I did BUT this guy was crossing a road and I didn't want him to get hit so I had to make a rescue maneuver, there's plenty of sassafras and willow if he's not ready to cocoon but at least he's safe here.

Automeris Io
Io moth caterpillar that is green with a red and white stripe on a hand
September 24, 2026 at 11:22 PM
juliejam.bsky.social
Io moth caterpillar. I think this one is looking for a place to pupate because they eat tree leaves and it's checking out the Standing Cypress. The spines are venomous. #caterpillars #insects 🌱 #gardening #lepidoptera
A fat lime-green caterpillar with many branching thistle-like spines that are larger and denser on the head end, and long narrow stripes of red and white down each side, Automeris io. It is on the ground about to climb on the leaves of a Standing Cypress plant. There is a boneset seed clinging to its side.This caterpillar eats oaks, redbuds, hackberries, plums, and lots of other common trees and shrubs, and the moth is very pretty. Oklahoma Northern Crosstimbers ecoregion 29a.
September 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
ginnystibolt.bsky.social
#WhatsEatingYourPlants? An Io Moth caterpillar (Automeris io) was on my blueberries. It's beautiful, but don't touch.
#PlantMoreNatives & use no landscape pesticides (including lawn chemicals) to invite more caterpillars to your yard for the birds.
greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2022/10/habi...
Photo of a fat caterpillar clinging upside down on a green twig with leathery green leaves. The caterpillar is mostly yellow/green with a white & red stripe all along its side and tufts of yellow/green hairs on its back. Text says "Io Moth larva on a blueberry (Automeris io)"
September 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
jftollefson.bsky.social
Day 17 - #eyelet

Io Moth (Automeris io) - sitting on a sassafras leaf, a common host plant.

The black eyespots with white centers was my theme word connection.

Watercolor + a little colored pencil/ink.

Ref 📷: iNaturalist photos
#SciArtSeptember #entomologyart #watercolor #lepidoptera #moths
Watercolor painting of a large yellow saturniid moth sitting on a leaf with a dark green background. Faint purple bands on forewings, hindwings are also yellow with orange and black bands and a large black eyespot on each.
September 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
mariadea.bsky.social
essa bonita entrou em casa de madrugada e ficou assim, pousada no prato

mais uma dessas belas criaturas que vejo pela primeira vez 🤩
(possível mariposa Automeris inornata)

#MacroMonday #MothMonday
Foto macro colorida quadrada de uma mariposa grande ocupando a parte central e quase total da imagem. Ela é predominantemente cinza com belos detalhes desenhados em tom mais escuro nas asas. Na parte superior são visíveis o que parecem pelos de tom claro e duas antenas que lembram folhas. Ela está pousada sobre um prato de vidro transparente, que está sobre uma superfície de madeira clara. 📷 Foto feita por mim semana passada na Serra da Mantiqueira, Brasil 🇧🇷
September 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
coolmore.bsky.social
Automeris io // Io moth
September 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
leafcrafters.us
Yep! I think he's Automeris io
September 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
androidgenious.bsky.social
Io moth, Automeris io. A no-touchy, but very pretty!
September 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
firekeese.bsky.social
these are baby dragons to me
an Automeris larra caterpillar. a Citheronia regalis caterpillar. three pictures of Sasakia charonda caterpillars.
September 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
sav.trevastropicais.art.br
quem ama mariposas 'Automeris' digita eu
August 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
vmshirey.bsky.social
I am immensely proud of my postdoc, Dr. Chelsea Skojec, for publishing this work on Automeris moths and mimicry of owl faces: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
A diagram displaying the predator's predator model of selection for owl mimicry in Automeris moths.
August 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
ogruddawg.bsky.social
Okay, so cowkini and leopard print are well-known. What other animals should get their own distinctive swimwear and lingerie pattern?

My vote goes to the Io moth, even though it is way too niche to catch on. Yes the eye spots would go where you'd expect.
A male io moth (automeris io). A yellow silk moth with bright yellow wings and large, owl-like eyespots on its hind wings. The inside of the hind wings have blotches of red. Photo owned by Wade Wander, 2017
August 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
behavecolpapers.bsky.social
Eyespots in Automeris Moths Mimic Sympatric Owl Species (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Ecol&Evol
Eyespots in Automeris Moths Mimic Sympatric Owl Species (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
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August 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
action-brain.bsky.social
My daughter spotted an io moth caterpillar (Automeris io) on the back of my pant leg as we hiked along a trail in the Pinery Provincial Park. It was a good thing we didn't touch it. The spines contain venom that can cause intense burning pain and persistent swelling. She managed to remove it safely.
Photo of bright green io moth caterpillar with lots of spines.
August 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
justagirl52.bsky.social
Good Tuesday morning. It's now 6:43 a.m., 60°F, with a gray pre-dawn sky.
My daily post today, from my "Moths" phone files is a single photo of Automeris io io AKA the Io Moth.
August 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
gijinka-achlabo-pt.bsky.social
🎨 Novo post: Asas da Noite: A Elegância Oculta do Automeris io
#entomology #lepidoptera #personification #AIArt #Gijinka

👇 Veja mais aqui:
https://entmorlia.achlabo.com/pt/asas-da-noite-a-elegancia-oculta-do-automeris-io/
Asas da Noite: A Elegância Oculta do Automeris io
July 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
staceyote.bsky.social
Automeris io! My beloved <3
July 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
mlclark.bsky.social
Bertie didn't make it through the night, but she was perfect while she was here.

(Automeris io, or maybe belti, from the family Saturniidae. The deer-eyed or ox-eyed moth.)

#Nature
This little critter found a safe place to wind down for good. Only after death did I see her beautiful inner spots.
July 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM
mlclark.bsky.social
Say hello to my little #BugFriend, Bertie the Deer-Eyed Moth (Automeris io, from the family Saturniidae). Last night in the dark I thought she was a black witch moth, but the distinctive grumpy downturned face showed up at dawn. This girl needs coffee to greet the day! 😂 #Nature
My sleepy little nocturnal companion is a dull rusty brown with faint eye spots over what has the appearance of a frown line while her wings are closed. About the size of my palm, and very fuzzy!
July 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Yes, Bugguide lists a variety of foods for the caterpillars!

www.bugguide.net/node/view/405
Species Automeris io - Io Moth - Hodges#7746
An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
www.bugguide.net
July 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #NationalMothWeek!

The mascot for NMW is the Io Moth, Automeris io, a spectacular member of the #Saturnidae, the Silk moths. Here are a few of my favorite #Photos of one of my favorite moths 🥰 The last photo is a Female, which are much darker than the males.

#Moths
#MacroPhotography
A photo of a male Io Moth from above as it rests on a white sheet. The moth has yellow/orange wings, the forewings are marked with a dark irregular spot about in the middle, and a wavy dark band along the trailing edge. The hind wings are bright yellow, with an orange band, then a thin black band, then a large dark eye-spot with a lighter center. There is orange fur-like scales along the sides near the body. The head and body are covered in yellow fuz, and the moth has feathery antennae. A photo of a yellow fuzzy Io Moth from the side as it rests on a reflective metal surface. The moth's legs, head, and hump-like body are covered in bright yellow fur-like scales. Its antennae are feathery and held close to the body just above its black eyes. The palest reflection of the moth can be seen in the surface it rests on A photo of the head, forelegs and wing leading edges of an orange Io Moth from above front. The moth's legs (the to forward ones outstretched) head, and forebody are covered in thick orange fur-like scales. Its head is pressed between its two front legs making it almost appear shy, its feathery antennae just visible, sweeping back under its wings. Its wings are orange with some black dots and crescent markings. A photo of a dark orange female Io Moth from above. The moth has dark orange forewings marked with a white scalloped forward of the trailing edge and some white crescent shaped markings towards the body and forewing. The hindwings are marked with a dark orange band, then a slender dark band, then two large dark eyespots on yellow. The head, legs, and forebody are covered in thick orange fur-like scales.
July 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
ammytheartist.bsky.social
The only Ai I recognize as legitimate is the Io moth.
A meme that says "yeah I like automeris io" but the A and the I are in big red letters. It's making fun of AI. I do not like ai.
July 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM