Saturnia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Saturniidae → subfamily Saturniinae → tribe Saturniini → genus Saturnia → subgenus Eudia → species Saturnia pavonia
Species name(s)
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758) = Eudia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 = minor Linnaeus, 1758 = Bombyx carpini Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 = alpina Favre, 1897 = borealis Rangnow, 1935 = lapponica Lingonblad, 1936 = lappmarchica Bryk, 1948.
Emperor Moth
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky*; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky*; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky*; #26. Predbaikalsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
* An asterisk denotes a region for which the species is listed as an migrant or information that requires additional checking.
Forewing length
20—35 mm.
Wingspan
50—75 mm.
Primary colors
Brown/Gray/Black, White.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Pupa.

Detailed information with references
Synonyms and combinations
- Eudia pavonia. [3]. Peter Khramov.
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Length of front wing is in the range of 2-3.5 cm. FromSaturnia pyrithis type is different not only in size, but the color, as well as the lack of black stripes on the wings. Males are smaller than females, more slender and well-developed comb mustache, and gray-brown-coated on the rear fenders. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasian (?), Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad (?), Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny-Amur, Prealtay, of Baikal, Pribaikalskiy, Seaside, North Urals, Mid-Amur, Mid-Volzhsky, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva (?), South-West-Siberian, South Ural , South Yakutia. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, the British Isles, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland) ?, Corse ?, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Russia, Sardinia?, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- The area: the whole of Europe, to Central Sweden and Finland in the north. In the mountains - up to 2000 m. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- One generation from early April to May (in the European part of Russia - from May to June). [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Imago Saturnia pavonia fly through the swamps, warm glades of deciduous and mixed forests, along forest roads and heath. Dense forests with undergrowth of heather yes, but still intact (at least malotronutye) man attracted them even more. Females fly at night. Males fly during the day.During the day, the females send odorous signals willingness to mate, and males, as usual, these segnaly caught and their source in flight looking for. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Caterpillar small night peacock eye lives in May, June and July. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Betula, Alnus incana, Quercus robur, Salix, Populus tremula, Rosa, Fragaria ananassa, Alchemilla, Rubus, Potentilla palustris, Filipendula ulmaria, Malus domestica, Sorbus aucuparia, Rhamnus, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Raspberries, blackberries, rose, willow and blackthorn with heather. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Larva
- First caterpillars live in groups, then individually. Warts on the body of the caterpillar yellow or red, which distinguishes it from caterpillar Peacock big night. In order to pupation, the larva builds a pear-shaped slot between the branches, with a hole in the top of the exit of the imago. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Egg
- Otklayvayutsya eggs on the stems of brush. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Overwintering stage
- Winters doll. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Saturnia pavonia
- S. p. alpina Favre., 1897.
- S. p. borealis Rangnow, 1935.
- S. p. castiliana Watson.
- S. p. josephinae (Schawerda, 1924).
- S. p. josephinae Schawerda, 1923.
- S. p. ligurica Weismann, 1876.
- S. p. meridionalis Calberla, 1884-1888.
- S. p. pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758).
- S. p. valcarceli Agenjo, 1970.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Evgeny Komarov, Sergey Talanov. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
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