Automeris claryi
Automeris claryi
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Naumann, Brosch, & Wenczel, 2005
Automeris claryi male
courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel.
TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Automeris, Hubner, 1819 |
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DISTRIBUTION:
Automeris claryi flies in
Peru: Puno: Provincia Sandia: Distrito Limbani: Carcel Punko, collected by Jose Boettger, 2005-04-01, 2593 m., 14º5'57.4"S, 69º41'10.2"W.
Automeris claryi male (HT), Peru, courtesy of Stefan Naumann,
slight digital repair by Bill Oehlke.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Specimens have been taken in April in Puno, Peru, at high elevation (2593m).
There may be additional flight months.
Automeris claryi female (AT), Peru, courtesy of Stefan Naumann,
slight digital repair by Bill Oehlke.
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
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 claryi is honourific for Clary.