This is the face of a caterpillar of the peacock moth (Automeris io), also called the Io moth. It has a thick covering of venomous spines (1) all over its body except its head. You can also see its ...

Io Moth caterpillars eat willow, hackberry, redbud, and blackberry. Check out interesting facts about hummingbird moths. Also ...

Examples include the Anna tiger moth, with creamy yellow hindwings under forewings patterned like broken glass, the ultronia’s red and black, and the Io moth’s huge, eye-like spots – which ...