DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris chaconoides (forewing length: males: 40-45mm; females: probably larger) flies in
Peru: Cajamarca: Cutervo; at elevations from 1900-2100m; Cusco, Valle de Quillabamba at 1800m.

Automeris chaconoides male, Peru, from Entomo-Satsphingia 1 (1): 11 – 16 (April 2008), courtesy of Ron Brechlin.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in February-March, July and October-November.

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.

Males are able to locate the females by tracking the airbourne pheromone with their highly developed antennae.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are laid in clusters.

Larvae are gregarious and are well protected with 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 pronunciation of scientific names is troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.

The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages, are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal ears as they read.

There are many collectors from different countries whose intonations and accents would be different.

I am not aware of the source for Automeris, but chaconoides is sympatric with A. chacona where the two ranges overlap.

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Hemileucinae 2008