DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris pinasi moth (wingspan: males: 61mm; females: 81mm // forewing length: males 31-33mm; females: 44mm) flies in
Ecuador: Morona Santiago: Macas; at elevations around 2160-2600m.

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, March, April, May, November, December. 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 pinasi AT female, 84mm, Macas-Guamote, NP Sangay, Morona Santiago, Ecuador,
May 13, 2010, 2250m, 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, pinasi, is honourific for Franzisco Pinas Rubio.

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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