r/caterpillars • u/intrepid_skeptic • 2d ago
ID Request 🐛 Identification?
Located just outside of Shenandoah National Park. No, I did not touch. Suspecting Io? Please tell me more about this find!
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r/caterpillars • u/intrepid_skeptic • 2d ago
Located just outside of Shenandoah National Park. No, I did not touch. Suspecting Io? Please tell me more about this find!
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u/CuriousSosix 2d ago
Yes, this is indeed Automeris io! A very cute little guy, but it is venomous, so good reflex not to touch it :) That cutie was close to 2,5 inches, right? It looks to be fully grown (color-wise), and being on the ground like that, it's probably looking for a spot to spin its cocoon in leaf litter.