Automeris (Noun)
Meaning
Io moth.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Io moth, known scientifically as Automeris io, is native to North America.
- Automeris is a large moth with distinctive eyespots on its hindwings.
- The caterpillar of the Automeris io moth has a long, green body covered in spines.
- Female Automeris moths are generally larger than males.
- The name Automeris io is derived from the Greek and Roman mythology female figures of Iö and Io respectively.