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Updated as per Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2002, February 5, 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Bernhard Wenczel (Peru) 2006-7? Updated as per personal communication with Luigi Racheli (Ecuador) 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Chris Conlan (Pasco, Peru; Acacia baileyanna), October 2007 Updated as per personal communication with Fernando Penco (Misiones, Argentina ??), June 2008 Updated as per personal communication with Terry Stoddard (Camp Patwa, Approuague, Kaw, French Guiana, January 2002): January 25, 2013 Updated as per personal comunication with Viktor Suter (Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru, Fagus silvatica); January 6, 2014 Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 6, Heft 3, 30.05.13 (Napo, Ecuador); February 18, 2014 |
TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
"Someone to Watch Over Me" |
Racheli and Racheli, 2005, report it in eastern Ecuador: Napo and Orellana and (possibly Sucumbios, Pastaza and Morona-Santiago (WO?). I suspect it also flies in Suriname : (probably Sipaliwini, Brokopondo, Marowijne (WO?) and other areas).
Automeris innoxia male, 74mm, Camp Patwa, Approuague, Kaw, French Guiana,
January, 2002, courtesy of Terry Stodard, id by Bill Oehlke.
The cell is a slightly darker grey-brown than surrounding areas.
It might?? also fly in
Argentina: Misiones (FP?)
although there is some question as to whether or not the specimen below
is A. innoxia, A. pomifera or an undescribed species. The discovery
of this moth in Argentina represents a significant range extension
for both of the above mentioned species. The specimen seems to
more closely resemble A. innoxia (WO), but A. pomifera
which is known from as far south as southern Bolivia is a better match geographically.
Automeris innoxia/pomifera ??, San Pedro City, Misiones Province,
Argentina,
January, 2007,
courtesy of Fernando Penco.
Automeris innoxia more likely pomiferoides male, French Guiana, courtesy of Eric van Schayck, id by Bill Oehlke.
Automeris innoxia, male, reared on Fagus silvatica,
Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru,
600m, courtesy of Viktor Suter.
Automeris innoxia, male, reared on Fagus silvatica,
Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru,
600m, courtesy of Viktor Suter.
The fw pm line parallels the slightly concave outer margin and is quite removed from it.
The hw eyespot is relatively small, only slightly surrounded by yellow, and there is profuse red scaling in the basal and median areas.
Lemaire notes the great similarity between
A. arminia and A. innoxia, and indicates A. arminia
has the more falcate forewing and squarer anal angle.
Examination of male genitalia shows a significantly larger bulbus
ejaculatorius in A. innoxia, about twice as long as the
aedeagus, whereas in arminia the structures are the same
length. He also indicates in text that innoxia has a white
dot in the forewing cell area, and this same dot is missing in
arminia, but his images reveal just the opposite.
Racheli and Racheli also indicate the white spot is absent or greatly
reduced but specify the ventral surface.
I would not be surprised to see these two moths synonymized after
rearing to examine larvae and a larger series of genitalia.
Natural larval hosts are unknown, but Chris Conlan has reared them on Acacia baileyanna. Viktor Suter reports success on Fagus silvatica.
Automeris innoxia, female, reared on Fagus silvatica,
Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru,
600m, courtesy of Viktor Suter.
Automeris innoxia female, 103mm, Napo, Ecuador,
on my home computer only.
Automeris innoxia male, Peru,
courtesy of Bernhard Wenczel and Viktor Suter.
Automeris innoxia, fifth instar, Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru,
400m, courtesy of
Chris Conlan.
Automeris innoxia, final instar, Pozozzu, Pasco, Peru,
400m, courtesy of
Viktor Suter.
Automeris innoxia, final instar, Pozozzu, Pasco, Peru,
400m, courtesy of
Viktor Suter.
Automeris innoxia, final instar on Fagus silvatica, Villa Rica, Pasco, Peru,
600m, courtesy of Viktor Suter.
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