Io Moth & Common Hackberry (Print)
An illustration of the Io moth (Automeris io) and one of its preferred host plants, the common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). The Io moth does not feed once it hatches as its moth form. The female moth has less than two weeks to lay eggs on a host plant before she dies. The male moths live even shorter lives. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the host plant.
The Io moth is found throughout the eastern and mid states of the US. It is part of the moth family Saturniidae, and in the subfamily Hemileucinae.
Original: colored pencil & graphite on duralene
150 limited edition
11” x 14”
Archival hand-signed print
Digitally printed on Hahnemuhle bamboo fine art paper - natural
An illustration of the Io moth (Automeris io) and one of its preferred host plants, the common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). The Io moth does not feed once it hatches as its moth form. The female moth has less than two weeks to lay eggs on a host plant before she dies. The male moths live even shorter lives. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the host plant.
The Io moth is found throughout the eastern and mid states of the US. It is part of the moth family Saturniidae, and in the subfamily Hemileucinae.
Original: colored pencil & graphite on duralene
150 limited edition
11” x 14”
Archival hand-signed print
Digitally printed on Hahnemuhle bamboo fine art paper - natural
An illustration of the Io moth (Automeris io) and one of its preferred host plants, the common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). The Io moth does not feed once it hatches as its moth form. The female moth has less than two weeks to lay eggs on a host plant before she dies. The male moths live even shorter lives. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the host plant.
The Io moth is found throughout the eastern and mid states of the US. It is part of the moth family Saturniidae, and in the subfamily Hemileucinae.
Original: colored pencil & graphite on duralene
150 limited edition
11” x 14”
Archival hand-signed print
Digitally printed on Hahnemuhle bamboo fine art paper - natural