Automeris moenchorum
Updated as per Witt Museum Lists
Updated as per Global Mirror System of DNA Barcoding Analysis (locations and dates of BOLD submissions), December 2011

Automeris moenchorum
Brechlin & Meister 2011

Automeris moenchorum male, 62mm, Jujuy, Argentina,
on my home computer only.

Automeris margaritae male, Paraje Vallecito, Santa Victoria, Salta, Argentina,
(probably A. moenchorum), November 29, 2012, 1674m, courtesy of Biologist and Professor Joaquín Carreras.

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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DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris moenchorum (wingspan: males: 62mmmm; females: 72mm // forewing length: males: 30-33mm; females: 35-37mm) flies in
Argentina: Jujuy: National Park Calilegua; street from Reyes to Yala, Passhoehe, Abra de Salvear.

It has been taken at elevations of 1680-2180m. I suspect it also flies in Salta, Argentina, based on image submission from Biologist and Professor Joaquín Carreras.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken on January 11, 2007 and on November 23, 2003 (Mirror).

Automeris moenchorum female, 72mm, Jujuy, Argentina,
on my home computer only.

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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