Automeris lempirensis
Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 7, Heft 13, 20.01.14; December 25, 2014

Automeris lempirensis
Brechlin & Meister 2014

Automeris lempirensis HT male, 59mm, Cerro Minas, Lempira: Honduras,
July 4, 2013, 1400m, on my home computer only.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Automerina, Michener, 1949
Subgenus: Automerula

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DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris lempirensis moth (wingspan: males: 59mm; females: ?? // forewing length: males: 29-35mm; females: ) flies in
Honduras: Lempira: Cerro Minas, at elevations around 1400m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths have been taken in July. There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably pupate in a very flimsy cocoon spun amongst leaf litter.

The species name, lempirensis, signifies as specimen type location in Lempira, Honduras.

Larval Food Plants


It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticiated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.



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