Wow, look at that! I think I have a new favorite Automeris species. That combination of pitch black and yellow is just irresistible. And the caterpillars grow fairly large, up to nine centimeter. On top of that: easy, very easy. Keep them in well ventilated plastic containers at room temperature and they will grow without any problems. I received them as Automeris innoxia, eggs from a female caught in French Guiana. Innoxia however has a different looking caterpillar, so this is no doubt another species out of the innoxia group. The species closest resembling innoxia and in the field almost impossible to keep apart from them is Automeris arminia. I couldn't find any pictures of their caterpillars, so I'm not entirely sure yet. Call it an educated guess. Food plants, probably the same as for innoxia. I used Corylus, simply because when the eggs hatched is was still very early in spring and hazel was pretty much the only suitable plant available. Anyway, it worked extremely well and I definitely recommend it as food plant. The pupal stage will only be a couple of weeks. Expect the moths sometime early summer.
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia final instar on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia early stages on Corylus avellana |
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| Automeris arminia L1 on Corylus avellana |