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I sent pictures earlier this year of a pair of mating grapevine beetles and was thrilled to see them on your site. I’ve never seen them before in this area (Shore of Georgian Bay, Ontario), but shortly after that my son sent me an email saying they had one flying around their back porch light. Earlier in the summer I scared up this large moth while hosing down my front porch, and got this picture (aren’t digital cameras great?). Just this morning I went out on my back deck and found this huge caterpillar on my deck. I have been on your site and think that the caterpillar may be an Io moth caterpillar? Is this correct and I was wondering if these two bugs(the moth and the caterpillar) are related? Your site is very informative and educational and the pictures are incredible—digital cameras have made photographers of us all. The person who states she will not visit your site again IS way too sensitive and needs to chill out—and she is definitely the one losing out on a good thing. Keep up the incredible work—it gives those of us who are fascinated with our cameras and taking pictures of wildlife, both large and miniature, an outlet to show off our stuff. Thanks again
Gloria

Hi Gloria,
Nice to hear from you again. We love repeat correspondance. Your caterpillar is an Io Moth, and it is an excellent shot, but we have just prepared another Io Moth Caterpillar for posting today. Your moth is a Blinded Sphinx, Paonias excaecatus, and it is a different family that the Io. Thank you also for your kind words regarding our volatile situation.

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