Saturniidae Saturniinae Saturniini Saturnia (Eudia) spini Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri
Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825)
Autumn Emperor Moth

Genus: Saturnia Schrank, 1802   Subgenus: Perisomena Walker, 1855   Original genus: Saturnia Schrank, 1802

S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), unknown locality, November 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), unknown locality, November 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), unknown locality, November 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), unknown locality, November 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Zagori, Greece, June 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, unknown locality, June 2003
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Zagori, Greece, June 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
S. (Perisomena) caecigena (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva (pupating), Zagori, Greece, June 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Quercus robur, Quercus petrea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus cerris, Quercus ilex, Populus alba, Populus nigra

To know more about:
A.R. Pittaway - Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic - Perisomena caecigena page

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