DISTRIBUTION:

Automeris tolimaiensis (wingspan: males: 71mm; females: mm) flies in
Ecuador: Canar: surrounding area El Triumfo, 1989-07-01.
Colombia: Tolima: Cordilera Central: 6 km W Cuello, 4.4,-75.3, Rudloff, 1998-08-17.

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:

The specimen type was taken on 1998-08-17 in Tolima, Colombia. A specimen has been taken in Canar, Ecuador, July 1, 1989.

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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