What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination

Io Moth

Posted by February 5th, 2010 at 2:15 am

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Giant Silk Moths

fat orange bug
February 4, 2010
fat thick body orange bug with eye shaped patterns on its wings. didn’t move around much and was able to expand it’s wings open using a piece of grass
what?
south florida

io florida 300x178 Io Moth

Io Moth

Dear what?,
This is a female Io Moth.  She can be distinguished from the male of the species because the male has yellow upper wings.

io florida 2 300x221 Io Moth

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