DISTRIBUTION:

Pseudautomeris cajamarcensis (wingspan: males: ; females: 88mm; forewing length: males: ; females: 45mm) flies in
Peru: Cajamarca: Cutervo; at elevations near 1950m.

The female forewing is pale grey-brown compared to darker brown of sanmartini and much darker grey of horsti. The forewing pm line is convex and seems much more diffuse than in the other two mentioned species. Both sanmartini and horsti seem to have considerably larger hindwing ocelli and more pointer forewing apices.

This species is probably, on average, slightly smaller than P. sanmartini whose known females have forewing lengths of 46-47mm.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

This moth likely has two-three broods annually, but thus far only October-November have been recorded as flight months. Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen to call in the night-flying males. Most male activity probably occurs in the two hours before midnight.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Pseudautomeris cajamarcensis larvae are probably similar to Automeris and other Pseudautomeris larvae, being gregarious and having urticating spines.

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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The species name, cajamarcensis is indicative of a specimen type locale in Cajamarca, Peru.

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