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Webster 1913 Edition

Io moth

I′o mothˊ

(?; 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.

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