DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris harriyungasiana (wingspan: males: 63mm; females: mm // forewing length: males: 30-34mm / females: 40-44mm) flies in
Peru: Cajamarca: Cutervo, 2006-11-01;
Peru: Cusco: Manu Park: distance San Pedro to illahuata, collected by R. Marx, 1998-10-15;
Bolivia: North Yungas: Caranavi-Coroico, -16.2, -67.6, 2008-11-01;
Bolivia: North, 2001-03-15, at elevations of 1000-2500m.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in March and October-November. Moths probably also fly in other months.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Males use their more highly developed antennae to seek out females who release an airbourne pheromone into the night sky.

Automeris harrisorum, Arani, Cochabamba, Bolivia,
April 2005, courtesy of Kelly Price, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

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.

The species name, "harriyungasiana", is indicative of a similarity to A. harrisorum, and a specimen type locale in Yungas, Bolivia.

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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Automeris harriyungasiana male, 63mm, N. Yungas, Bolivia,
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Automeris harriyungasiana female, N. Yungas, Bolivia,
on my home computer only.