Io Moth Definition

īō, ēō
noun
A large, yellowish, North American moth (Automeris io) with an eyelike spot on each hind wing: its caterpillar has poisonous, stinging hairs.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
io moth
Plural:
io-moths

Origin of Io Moth

  • After Io who was tormented by gadflies sent by Hera as a punishment (from the stinging spines of its larvae)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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