Automeris Explained

Automeris is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae and the subfamily Hemileucinae. As of 1996 there were 124 species, and more have since been described.^[1] These moths are generally characterized by the eyelike patches on the hindwings and the leaflike pattern on the forewings, an example of crypsis.^[1] The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 and it is distributed in the Neotropical realm.^[1]

List of species

Automeris abdominalis (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Automeris ahuitzotli Lemaire & Wolfe, 1993 Automeris alticola Lemaire, 1975 Automeris amanda Schaus, 1900 – peacock silkmoth Automeris amoena (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris andicola Bouvier, 1930 Automeris anikmeisterae Brechlin & Meister, 2011 Automeris annulata Schaus, 1906 Automeris arminia (Stoll, 1781) Automeris atrolimbata Lemaire, 2002 Automeris averna Druce, 1886 Automeris balachowskyi Lemaire, 1966 Automeris banus (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris basalis (Walker, 1855) Automeris beckeri (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Automeris belti Druce, 1886 Automeris beutelspacheri Lemaire, 2002 Automeris bilinea (Walker, 1855) Automeris boops (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Automeris boucardi Druce, 1886 Automeris boudinoti Lemaire, 1982 Automeris boudinotiana Lemaire, 1986 Automeris castrensis Schaus, 1898 Automeris caucensis Lemaire, 1976 Automeris cecrops (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969 Automeris chacona Draudt, 1929 Automeris chaconoides Brechlin & Meister, 2008 Automeris cinctistriga (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Automeris claryi Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912 Automeris complicata (Walker, 1855) Automeris coresus Boisduval, 1859 Automeris cryptica Dognin, 1911 Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906 Automeris dandemon Dyar, 1912 Automeris daudiana Druce, 1894 Automeris denhezorum Lemaire, 1966 Automeris denticulata Conte, 1906 Automeris descimoni Lemaire, 1972 Automeris despicata Draudt, 1929 Automeris diavolanda Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 Automeris dognini Lemaire, 1967 Automeris duchartrei Bouvier, 1936 Automeris egeus (Cramer, 1775) Automeris elenensis Lemaire, 2002 Automeris eogena (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Automeris escalantei Lemaire, 1969 Automeris exigua Lemaire, 1977 Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929 Automeris falco Jordan, 1910 Automeris fieldi Lemaire, 1969 Automeris fletcheri Lemaire, 1966 Automeris gabriellae Lemaire, 1966 Automeris godartii (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris goodsoni Lemaire, 1966 Automeris grammodes Jordan, 1910 Automeris granulosa Conte, 1906 Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906 Automeris harrisorum Lemaire, 1967 Automeris haxairei Herbin, 2003 Automeris hebe (Walker, 1865) Automeris heppneri Lemaire, 1982 Automeris iguaquensis Lemaire & Amarillo, 1992 Automeris illustris (Walker, 1855) Automeris incarnata (Walker, 1865) Automeris innoxia Schaus, 1906 Automeris inornata (Walker, 1855) Automeris io (Fabricius, 1775) Automeris iris (Walker, 1865) Automeris janus (Cramer, 1775)

Automeris jivaros Dognin, 1890 Automeris jucunda (Cramer, 1779) Automeris jucundoides Schaus, 1906 Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982 Automeris labriquei Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 Automeris lachaumei Lemaire, 2002 Automeris larra (Walker, 1855) Automeris lauroia Oiticica Filho, 1965 Automeris lauta F. Johnson & Michener, 1948 Automeris lecourti Decaens & Herbin, 2002 Automeris lemairei Beutelspacher, 1990 Automeris liberia (Cramer, 1780) Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981 Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921 Automeris maeonia (Druce, 1897) Automeris manantlanensis Balcazar, 2000 Automeris margaritae Lemaire, 1967 Automeris masti Lemaire, 1972 Automeris melanops (Walker, 1865) Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912 Automeris meridionalis Bouvier, 1934 Automeris metzli (Salle, 1853) Automeris micheneri Lemaire, 1966 Automeris michoacana Balcazar, 2000 Automeris midea (Maassen & Weyding, 1885) Automeris moloneyi Druce, 1897 Automeris montezuma (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906 Automeris muscula (Vuillot, 1892) Automeris napoensis Lemaire, 2002 Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898 Automeris nebulosa Conte, 1906 Automeris niepelti Draudt, 1929 Automeris nubila (Walker, 1855) Automeris oaxacensis Lemaire, 2002 Automeris oberthurii (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris oiticicai Lemaire, 1966 Automeris orestes (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris ovalina Conte, 1906 Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929 Automeris papallactensis Syn.: Automeris iwanowitschi Brechlin, Käch & Meister, 2013 Automeris paramaculata Lemaire, 1966 Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, M.J. Smith & Wolfe, 1992 Automeris phrynon Druce, 1897 Automeris pomifera Schaus, 1906 Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 Automeris praemargaritae Lemaire, 2002 Automeris randa Druce, 1894 Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927 Automeris rostralis Lemaire, 2002 Automeris rougeoti Lemaire, 1967 Automeris schwartzi Lemaire, 1967 Automeris stacieae Lemaire & Wolfe, 1993 Automeris styx Lemaire, 1982 Automeris submacula (Walker, 1855) Automeris subobscura Weymer 1909 Automeris suteri Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 Automeris sylviae Decaens, 2005 Automeris tamsi Lemaire, 1966 Automeris tatiae Naumann, Brosch & Wenczel, 2005 Automeris themis Dognin, 1919 Automeris tridens Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Automeris tristis (Boisduval, 1875) Automeris vomona Schaus, 1906 Automeris watsoni Lemaire, 1966 Automeris wayampi Lemaire & Beneluz, 2002 Automeris windiana Lemaire, 1972 Automeris zephyria (Grote, 1882) Automeris zozine Druce, 1886 Automeris zugana Druce, 1886 Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886

Notes and References

1. Balcázar-Lara, M. A. (2000). "A new Automeris from the Manantlan Reserve in Mexico (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileudinae)" . Florida Entomologist. 83 (2): 343-48.