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Giant Peacock Moth

Saturnia pyri

9,557 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in France.January 1, February 0, March 9, April 396, May 764, June 110, July 204, August 81, September 8, October 6, November 1, December 1.
France1,581
Italy867
Austria640
Spain625
Occitanie600
Nord-Ovest285
Centro250
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur239
Niederösterreich229
Steiermark226

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusSaturnia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Giant Peacock Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.