DISTRIBUTION:

The Automeris amanda lichyi moth (wingspan: males: 76-86mm; females: 97mm) flies predominantly in coastal, northern Venezuela.

This species has a very light brown forewing with limited silver scaling. The postmedian area is uniform, almost concolorous.

In the hindwing, the lower band is brown.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in February, and in May-June-July-August-September, suggesting two or three broods.

Bernhard Wenczel reports he has reared them successfully on beech and oak.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

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

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.

Larval Food Plants

Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. 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.

Fagus Quercus.......

Beech Oak

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