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Io and Buck Moths
of the New England Region
Family: Saturniidae
(giant silk moths, royal moths, oak worms, bucks, and ios)
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
(Io and buck moths)
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Presented by Sam Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab.
The following resources were used in the creation of these galleries:
• Samuel Jaffe original photographs and associated Life History Notes.
• David Wagner accounts from "The Caterpillars of Eastern North America"
• Moth Photographer's Group range maps
Anchor 1
Automeris io
Io Moth
Anchor 2
Hemileuca lucina
New England Buck Moth
Other New England Saturniinae species not yet represented here
• Hemileuca maia (Barrens Buckmoth)
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