DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris abdomipiurensis (approximate wingspan: males: 90-99mm; females: 116-118mm // forewing length: males: 45-51mm; females: 59-60mm) flies in
Peru: Piura: Ayabaca; Cordillera de Guamani: 30 km W Huancabamba, at elevations of 1800-2500m.

Very similar to abdominalis (bright grey-brown; 36-42mm), but abdomipiurensis is larger and ground colour is almost uniform, bright reddish-brown, but slightly lighter in basal area and slightly darker in subterminal band.

Forewing am and pm lines are dark grey to black with pm line pre-apical and slightly concave, meeting inner margin about 1/3 of its length from the anal angle.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in November-December and January.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use their more highly developed antennae to seek out females who release an airbourne pheromone into the night sky.

Automeris abdomipiurensis AT female, Ayabaca, Piura, Peru,
November-December, 2007, 2500m, 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 the early instars.

The species name is indicative of a close similarity to A. abdominalis and a specimen type locale in Piura, Peru.

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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