Eryphanis automedon (Cramer, 1775)
Common Name:
Automedon Giant Owl
Automedon Giant Owl
Synonyms:
Papilio automedon (Cramer, 1775)
Natural History:
There are 5 species of the genus Eryphanis recorded in the Neotropics. Eryphanis automedon has 7 subspecies (Lamas, 2004).
It is a few abundant species and can be found sucking fruit on the forest floor.
Distribution:
Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Panamá; Venezuela
Bolivia; Brasil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Panamá; Venezuela
Feeding Adult:
Adults feed on decomposing fruits
Feeding Caterpillars:
Plants recorded as host-plant, according compiled by Beccaloni et al. (2008), include:
Cyperaceae: Unindentified species
Gramineae: Bambusa arundinacea, Bambusa vulgaris, Guadua spp., Pennisetum polystachyon, Saccharum spontaneum, Semiarundinaria fastuosa, Sinarundinaria anceps.
Marantaceae: Unidentified species
Palmae: Copernicia tectorum
Color:
blue, brown
blue, brown
Habitat:
forest
forest
Publications:
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536
- Lamas G. (2004):
- Atlas of neotropical Lepidoptera - Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Book.: 1-439