Io moth
noun
ˈī-(ˌ)ō- 
: 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
Word History
Etymology
Latin Io
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
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