Erythromeris saturniata
eh-rith-roh-MER-ihsmmsah-TURN-ee-ay-tuh
(Walker, 1865) Hyperchiria

Erythromeris saturniata male, Sogamoso, Boyaca, Colombia;
larva found on an Ericacea in a Paramo near Sogamoso (3200m of elevevation) and reared in captivity on Pieris sp,
courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.

Erythromeris saturniata male, Sogamoso, Boyaca, Colombia;
larva found on an Ericacea in a Paramo near Sogamoso (3200m of elevevation) and reared in captivity on Pieris sp,
courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Tribe: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Genus: Erythromeris, Lemaire, 1969

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