Large with heavy hairy body; Reduced proboscis, adults do not feed; Hindwing lacks a frenulum
68.001 Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
fw: m27-32mm, f 35-41mm; Apr-May; various trees & shrubs; common throughout GB
Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth) §1 female
ID: Unmistakeable
Larva
§1 Foulness, Essex; 19/05/2013; female
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