Automeris basalis
(Walker, 1855) Hyperchiria

Automeris basalis male, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 11, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Automeris basalis male, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 22, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Automeris basalis male (verso), Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, Brazil,
January 22, 2010, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

TAXONOMY: Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834 Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866 Genus: Automeris, Hubner, [1819]