Name
Saturnia
gigant peacock moth
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Saturnia
Habitat
Land. Vegetation
Feeding
Adult non-feeding; herbivorous larvae
Distribution
America, Africa, Asia and Europe
Conservation status
Genus with about twenty species. As in other insects, its dangers are insecticides and habitat loss.
Additional information
Nocturnal butterfly. Hypognathous head and sucking-maxillary mouthparts in adult. Two pairs of large scaly wings. Larvae eruciform with chewing mouthparts. Bipectinate antennae especially in males.
Additional information
Bibliography
Gómez Bustillo, M. y F. Fernández Rubio (1976). Mariposas de la Península Ibérica. Tomo III. Heteróceros I. Ed. Instituto Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.