Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Io Moth

Automeris io

Spanish: Polilla amarilla ojos de venado

Automeris io (Io moth) is a colorful North American moth in the family Saturniidae. It ranges from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, east of those states and down to the southern end of Florida. Most often recorded in Jun, Oct, Aug, Sep.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Saturniidae

Local records6 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records31,453 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2020 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-06-17 — observation by mkmalik
2022-06-12 — observation by daniel_brito
2021-10-21 — observation by daniel_brito
2021-08-22 — observation by daniel_brito
2020-09-25 — observation by daniel_brito
2020-06-26 — observation by daniel_brito

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Io Moth (Automeris io) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/automeris-io/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.