Automeris manzanoi
Automeris manzanoii
Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013
Automeris manzanoi HT male, 61mm, San Luis de Canoas, Manabi, Ecuador,
January 29, 2011, 15m, on my home computer only.
This moth belongs to the Automeris cecrops Group.
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TAXONOMY:
Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family Saturniidae Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Automerina, Michener, 1949
Subgenus: Automerula
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DISTRIBUTION:
Automeris manzanoi
moth (wingspan: males: 59mm; females: 82mm// forewing length: males 29-35mm; females: 40-48mm) flies in
Ecuador: Manabi: San Luis de Canoas; and
Esmeraldas: Mompiche; at elevations around 15-270m.
Visit Automeris cecrops Group Comparison Plate: Ecuador
for thumbnail images and notes on all the Automeris species found in Ecuador that belong in the Automeris cecrops Group.
FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:
Moths have been taken in January-february, June-July-August and November. There are probably additional flight months.
ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:
Females extend a scent gland from the tip of their abdomens to "call" the males.
Males use their antennae to hone in on the airbourne pheromone.
Automeris manzanoi AT female, 82mm, Mompiche, Esmeraldas, Ecuador,
January 27, 2013, 140m, on my home computer only.
EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:
Larvae probably pupate in a very flimsy cocoon spun amongst leaf litter.
The species name, manzanoi, is honourific for Ivan Manzano.
Larval Food Plants
It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the anticiated foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive.
Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.
Eugena
Malosma (=Rhus) laurina ........ Myrcia Protium heptaphyllum
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Eugena Laurel Sumac
Myrcia Incense Tree
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