Io moth


noun

a showy, yellow moth, Automeris io, of North America, having a prominent pink and bluish eyespot on each hind wing.

Origin of Io moth

First recorded in 1865–70; named after Io

British Dictionary definitions for io moth

Io moth

noun

an American saturniid moth, Automeris io, bright yellow with a blue-and-pink eyelike spot on each of the hind wings

Word Origin for Io moth

C19: after Io 1 (who was tormented by a gadfly), referring to the sting of the larva