Automeris lecourti

Automeris lecourti
Thibaud Decaëns and Daniel Herbin (2002)


Male Automeris lecourti, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Automeris, Hubner, 1819

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DISTRIBUTON:

The Automeris lecourti moth (wingspan approx. 62-29mm, females larger than males) flies in Bolivia, in low and medium elevation mountain forests of the South of the Andean Cordillera.

Automeris lecourti closely resembles A. granulosa and A. oberthurii, but differs from these two species by its color, ornamentation and the structure of the male genitalia.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

There are at least two flights, first in March and again in November.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Automeris lecourti females extend a scent gland from the tip of the abdomen.


Female Automeris lecourti, courtesy of Thibaud Decaens.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Urticating spines offer the Automeris lecourti larvae much protection.

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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