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Scientific name: Automeris sp. (Hübner, 1819) Common name: French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Saturniidae Subfamily: Hemileucinae Wingspan: Biotope: Geographic area: North America, Central America, South America. Flight time: Number of generations : Caterpillar: The caterpillars of the Automeris genus are generally bright green with white lines or streaks bordered with red or orange on their lateral sides. They bear strongly ramified spines, looking like small Christmas trees, on their back and on their lateral sides,. Host plant: Most of these species are polyphagous. |
The Automeris genus includes more than 200 species. The fore wings are generally brownish or greyish with dark spots and/or streaks. They provide an excellent camouflage among dead leaves or on trunks. The hind wings usually show large false eyes on an orange or yellow ground colour. When threatened, these moths drop to the ground and show their hind wings, shaking them to scare predators. |
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I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session. I should have touched this beautiful moth so that it shows its hind wings. |
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I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session. It is difficult to know about the species without any view of the hind wings. |
André Bon June 2015