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-mothsOrigin 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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