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Automeris zugana

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Species of moth

Automeris zugana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Automeris
Species: A. zugana
Binomial name
Automeris zugana
H. Druce, 1886

Automeris zugana is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Panama to western Ecuador. The habitat consists of hyperhumid tropical rain forests at altitudes between 60 and 1,400 meters.

The larvae feed on Quercus and Salix species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Automeris zugana Druce, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "Automeris zugana Druce male". Colombian Insects.
  3. "Saturniidae-breeder". Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
Taxon identifiers
Automeris zugana


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