Automeris zugana

Automeris zugana
Scientific classification
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[1] to western Ecuador. The habitat consists of hyperhumid tropical rain forests at altitudes between 60 and 1,400 meters.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Salix species.[3]

References

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

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[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.