Saturnia pavonia: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the saturnia pavonia lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Saturnia pavonia
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Saturniidae

Where does the saturnia pavonia live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the saturnia pavonia in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the saturnia pavonia?

The saturnia pavonia (Saturnia pavonia) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Saturniidae, genus Saturnia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the saturnia pavonia

Saturnia pavonia, the small emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Sometimes, the incorrect genus name Pavonia is still used for this species. This moth occurs throughout the Palearctic region and is the only member of its family to be found in the British Isles, where it is usually called simply the emperor moth.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Saturnia pavonia (revision 1306462322), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q30964 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).