Ligurian emperor
The Ligurian emperor is a big, beautiful moth from southern Europe. It belongs to the emperor moth family, famous for the large eye spots on their wings. It comes out early, sometimes while it is still winter.
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Fun facts
Females are bigger than males. A big female can have wings almost 10 centimetres across.
The grown-up moths fly from February to June.
Its caterpillars have been found on more than 15 kinds of plants, from apple trees to blueberries.
Most asked questions about Ligurian emperor
?How big is the Ligurian emperor moth?
Males have wings about 4.5 to 7 centimetres across, and females up to about 9.5 centimetres.
?What does the Ligurian emperor caterpillar eat?
Many plants, such as birch, oak, willow, heather, roses and brambles.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Saturnia pavoniella
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Saturniidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Saturniidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Saturnia pavoniella (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Lsadonkey. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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