DISTRIBUTION:

The Automeris daudiana moth (wingspan: males: 71-85mm; females: 78-87mm) flies in
Guatemala: Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala; and
Mexico: Chiapas as a montane species.

This species looks like a large gray A. iris.

Automeris daudiana male, 79mm, Chiapas, Mexico,
Cornell University Collection, via Ryan Saint Laurent.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Moths are on the wing in June and July.

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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