Saturnia pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
giant, great, emperor moth, peackcock
on broadleaved trees
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 21.vi.2018 © Laurens van der Linde
frontal
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Alnus; Fraxinus; Populus; Prunus mahaleb; Pyrus spinosa; Salix.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.
parasitoids, predators
references
Dapporto (1998a). Fritsch, Stangelmaier, Top-Jensen & Bech (2014a), Lepiforum (2021), Pyrgus (2021), Teobaldelli (2018a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).