Automeris illustris

TaxID: 3085718

Basic Information

Automeris illustris

Moth

Automeris illustris is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in South America, including Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants. In scientific tests over 50 plants from 28 families (including Fabaceae, Rutaceae, Meliaceae and Myrtaceae) where accepted as food.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Saturniidae

Automeris

illustris

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Automeris illustris
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(c) Kel Silva@BY-NC
Automeris illustris
c
(c) Kel Silva@BY-NC
Automeris illustris
c
(c) Anis@BY-NC
Automeris illustris
c
(c) Kel Silva@BY-NC
Automeris illustris
c
(c) Kel Silva@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (6 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

6
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Mexico Present —
Paraguay Present —
Uruguay Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature