Saturnia pavoniella (Scopoli, 1763)

ligurian emperor

on dicotyledons

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Betula; Calluna; Carpinus; Crataegus; Erica cinerea, tetralix; Filipendula ulmaria; Fraxinus; Frangula alnus; Hedysarum coronarium; Hippophae; Lythrum salicaria; Potentilla; Prunus spinosa; Quercus; Rosa; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Salix caprea; Sanguisorba officinalis; Ulmus minor; Vaccinium.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Bendazzi (2013a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Teobaldelli (2018a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).