| Leucanella saturata (Walker, 1855) |
| Synonyms: Hyperchiria saturata, Automeris saturata, Leucanella schausii? |
Leucanella saturata is endemic to Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico (Nuevo León to Veracruz). It is found in broad-leaved and mixed forests, including cloud forests, at 1,300-1,900 m. The wingspan is 80-90 mm. The forewing is falcate, ferruginous-brown, with two narrow darker lines, and an ocellus. The hindwing is dark yellow or tan with a large red ocellus outlined in black. The caterpillar is velvety black with four rows of yellow branching spines (the spines are white at the anterior and posterior ends); 75-100 mm in length. The larva feeds on foliage of several species of oak (Quercus spp.), and possibly willows (Salix spp.). Adults fly in April-May, and larvae were recorded in October-November. We only have images of the caterpillar.
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