Automeris parecuata
Updated as per Entomo Satsphingia Jahrgang 6, Heft 3, 30.05.13; February 6, 2014

Automeris parecuata
Brechlin, Kaech & Meister 2013

Automeris parecuata HT male, 61mm, Hollin, Napo, Ecuador,
October 28, 2008, 1300m, on my home computer only.

Automeris ecuata male (possibly parecuata), (59mm), Misahualli, Napo, Ecuador,
October 2003, 400m, courtesy of Terry Stoddard, id by Bill Oehlke.

Automeris harrisorum (revised id to A. parecuata), male,
February 28, 2006, Hollin, Napo Province, Ecuador,
courtesy of Horst Kach, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

Automeris harrisorum (revised id to A. parecuata), male (verso),
February 28, 2006, Hollin, Napo Province, Ecuador,
courtesy of Horst Kach, tentative id by Bill Oehlke.

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 parecuata moth (wingspan: males: 61mm; females: ?? // forewing length: males 29-32mm; females: mm) flies in
Ecuador: Napo: Hollin; at elevations around 1300-2180m.

This moth is very similar to Automeris ecuata, but A. parecuata tends to be slightly larger and darker overall appearance with orange rather than yellow in the hw median field. Males have a forewing cell mark that is darker and much narrower than in ecuata.

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 February, March, July, October, 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.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Larvae probably pupate in a very flimsy cocoon spun amongst leaf litter.

The species name, parecuata, is indicative of a specimen type very similar in appearance to Automeris ecuata.

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

Eugena
Laurel Sumac
Myrcia
Incense Tree

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