No. #054 · Night Shift
Io Moth
Automeris io
Butterflies & Moths
Where to look
Regions
N. America
Habitats
woodlandgardens
When it is out
- 🌙 Active at night
Seasonal activity
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Peak is Jun.
Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations
Life cycle
Complete metamorphosis
EggLarvaPupaAdult
Egg → larva → pupa → adult. The young look nothing like the adult and rebuild themselves inside a pupa.
Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.
Safety
Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.
Io Moth just checked in. The neighbors are curious.In Peekabug
Card #054 in the Night Shift set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.
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