Automeris io
Family: Saturniidae, Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Tribe: Hemileucini, Hodges # 7746
Specimen
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| PHOTO DETAILS - ŠNicky Davis LOCATION: Unknown ELEVATION: Unknown SPECIMEN PHOTOS LIFE HISTORY: Ova: Ova received 28 May 2013, and larvae emerged 6 June 2013. Larvae: They were given willow and poplar but did not eat either of these plants. They were then given Choke Cherry - Prunus virginiana and they did begin to eat those leaves. I was given five of the larvae 12 June 2013 and I continued feeding them Choke Cherry. They are orange/brown with spikes that are dark at the tips. They feed gregariously or as a group at this stage and prefer to rest and feed underneath the leaves. Second Instars - Molted to second instars. on 16 June 2013. Second Instars - eight days as second instars Third Instars - They walked off leaf and moved to a new one to molt. They molted to third instars 24 June 2013 Third Instars - On 27 June 2013, the largest larva has stripes and is 15 mm long. Third Instars - Seven days as third instars. Fourth Instars - On 29 June they all walked off the leaf they were eating and went to a new leaf to molt. On 1 July 2013 they molted to fourth instar. Fourth Instars - 5 July, 2013 - Moved to a new leaf and silked the end of the new leaf up to the other side. Fifth Instars - 7 July 2013 - Molted to 5th instars on 7 July 2013. They are 27-28 mm long on the 7th. The largest went to the back of the leaf alone. They appear to be splitting up the group now that they are fifth instars. Fifth Instars - 9 July 2013 - Photos of #1 and #2 - 40 mm long. Sixth Instars- 15 July 2013 - Photos of #2 - 55 mm long. Cocoon - #1 spun cocoon on 25 July 2013, 49 days after emerging from ovum. On 5 August 2013 one pupa was cut from its cocoon to photograph then replaced in pupa and wrapped in a paper towel to hibernate. Pupa: Overwinter as pupa in a cocoon Adult: unknown Broods: one Larvae: 49-51 days Hibernation: Pupae hibernate Host Plant
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