Automeris grammodes

Saturniidae

Host plant: Chusquea scandens

 

 

 

 

Coll. Location: Yanayacu Biological Station 0°36'S 77°53'W; 2100m

 Additional Photos: Head capsule, lateral coloration, terminal prolegs, early instar

Determined by: Gentry fide K. Wolf

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

As of January 2010, N = 6 adults, 5 of the adults from 3 groups of 5, 13, and 12 individuals, and 2 parasitoids

Host plants

Poaceae: Chusquea scandens

Parasitoids

 Braconidae, Tachinidae

Predators

Observations and Comments

 

Voucher location

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History