Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis
Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis
Brechlin & Meister 2010
Pseudautomeris chrisbrechlinae/arminiyungasensis?? (wingspan 63mm), Coroico, La Paz, Bolivia,
courtesy of
Henrik Bloch, tentative id by Bill Oehlke,
January 27, 2004, S16*11.498 W067*43.452, 1799m., 22C.
The specimen provided by Henrik Bloch is a better match by size for Pseudautomeris chrisbrechlinae but by appearance, colour and location it is a better match
for a small Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis, and I favour the latter.
TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Pseudautomeris, Lemaire, 1967 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis
(wingspan: males: 72-80mm; females: 84-96mm // forewing length: males: 37-40mm; females: 43-47mm) flies in
Bolivia: Bolivia: La Paz: North Yungas: Caranavi-Coroico, -16.2, -67.6, 2008-10-01
Bolivia: La Paz: 5 km east Conzata, collected by P. Schmit, 2002-10-30
Bolivia: North Yungas, 100 km NE La Paz, -16.2, -67.6, 2008-11-01
Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Tatarenta, collected by P. Schmit, 2001-10-15
Bolivia: North, Los Yungas, collected by Ugarte, 2001-03-01.
It has also been taken in Cochabamba.
Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis male, 80mm, La Paz, Bolivia,
on my home computer only.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken in March and October-November at elevations from 750-2000m. There may also be flights in other months.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Males use their more highly developed antennae to seek out females who release an airbourne pheromone into the night sky.
Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis female, Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
90mm, April 2005, courtesy of Kelly Price,
corrected from irene arminirene ?? to P. arminiyungasensis
by Bill Oehlke.
Pseudautomeris arminiyungasensis female, 96mm, La Paz, Bolivia,
on my home computer only.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Eggs are deposited in clusters of 6-40+ on hostplant twigs. Larvae have urticating spines and are gregarious,
especially in theearly instars.
Larval Food Plants
It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will
prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.
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