Adult emerged August 3, 2021.
4th instar larvae collected April 1, 2017 on Longspine Horsebrush (Tetradymia axillaris).
In pupa over 4 years.
Juvenile
Automeris randa -
Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Automeris randa (Series)
Some specimens were collected at lights (August 1998) & Some were reared Ex. ovum wild female (same trip)
Host: Quercus sp. (ecl. June 1999)
NOTE: Locally abundant with a relatively limited flight window! It has been my experience, this moth can be seasonally common; however, doesn't seem well represented in collections. To the best of my knowledge, there are only a few localities where it can be collected along the Arizona-New Mexico border.
female
To determine the size of the insect use the grid on the sheet, which is sew in 5mm grid.