First Known Use: 1870
Dictionary
Io moth
noun \ˈī-(ˌ)ō-\
Definition of IO MOTH
: a chiefly North American saturniid moth (Automeris io) having a large circular eyelike spot on the upper surface of each hind wing and a green larva with stinging spines
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Origin of IO MOTH
Latin Io
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