Search Result for "io moth":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines;
[syn: io moth, Automeris io]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Io moth \I"o moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.) A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles. [1913 Webster]
