DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris goodsoni (wingspan: males: 93-97mm; females: 98mm) flies in
Brazil: Amazonas; and in
French Guiana: Road Cayenne to Regina, Piste Coralie, Piste de Belizon.

Lemaire groups hamata, balachowskyi, wayampi, rostralis, duchartrei, goodsoni, meridionalis, jucunda, tamsi, chacona, chacona rectilineata and rectilinea based on genitalia, with all having the yellow ring of the eyespot very narrowly surrounded with black as well as a suffusion of black scales on the inner side of the hindwing yellow postmedial band. These moths do not have ringed abdomens.

This moth is very similar to A. duchartrei but has a more elongate forewing and a duller ground colour with a somewhat mottled or blotchy appearance in the median area. The black pm line has silver highlights from M2 to the costa.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in December.

Larval hosts are unknown.

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 goodsoni is honourific for Goodson.

Automeris goodsoni male, Claude Lemaire, on my home computer only.