DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris cosangana moth (wingspan: males: 77mm; females: 94mm // forewing length: males 34-38mm; females: 50-52mm) flies in
Ecuador: Napo: Cosanga: Los Caucheras; at elevations around 1670-2240m.

This species is probably fairly common in collections, labelled as the quite similar A. innoxia which flies at lower elevations (175-500m).

Automeris cosangana has more yellow-orange exposed in the hindwing median field, with the ocellus closer to the black pm band, having the reddish basal hairs which cover a wide swath along the hindwing inner margin and descend closer to the top of the ocellus in innoxia, slightly reduced. The two species are about the same size, and are otherwise quite similar.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Host plants are unknown as of end of 2013.

Moths have been taken in March, April, May, July, August, October, November. There are probably additional flight months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males. Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.

Automeris cosangana AT female, 92mm, Los Caucheras, Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador,
March 2, 2008, 2150m, on my home computer only.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably pupate in a very flimsy cocoon spun amongst leaf litter.

The species name, cosangana, is indicative of a specimen type locale in Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador.

The species name, consangana, is indicative of a specimen type locality on Cosanga, Napo, Ecuador.

Larval Food Plants

It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticiated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

Eugena Malosma (=Rhus) laurina ........ Myrcia Protium heptaphyllum

Eugena Laurel Sumac Myrcia Incense Tree

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