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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"What.A.Wonderful.World" |
The image below, sent to me by Kelly Price, indicates a wingspan slightly (69mm) larger than that mentioned by Lemaire for A. boudinotiana, and a considerable southern range extension into Hidalgo. Sometimes recording data gets confused or is not always accurate from the actual field collector. I am surprised at a specimen from Hidalgo. However, if the Hidalgo sighting is correct, there are probalby also populations in Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, etc., at high elevations.
Automeris boudinotiana male, 69mm, Hidalgo, Mexico,
courtesy of Kelly Price, id by Bill Oehlke.
Baudinotiana larvae feed upon oaks (Quercus).
Automeris boudinotiana female, courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
Baudinotiana larvae are gregarious, especially in the early instars, and are armed with urticating spines.In the laboratory, larvae, which pass through six instars, can take as long as four months to mature. |
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Quercus..... |
Oak |
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