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Saturnia Schrank, 1802

Saturnia Schrank, 1802; Fauna Boica 2 (2): 149, TS: Bombyx pyri Denis & Schiffermüller
Heraea Hübner, [1806]; Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: [1] (rej.), TS: Bombyx carpini Denis & Schiffermüller
Pavonia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (10): 157, TS: Bombyx carpini Denis & Schiffermüller

= ; [NACL, 109]

Calosaturnia Smith, 1886; Proc. U.S. natn. Mus. 9: 431, TS: Saturnia mendocino Behrens

= ; [NACL, 109]

Eudia Jordan, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 222, TS: Phalaena pavonia Linnaeus

= ; [NACL, 109]

Saturnia [Tony Pittaway]
Saturnia (Saturniini) ; [NACL, 109]; [MABL]

Saturnia pyri (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

NAF, SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, Armenia, Iran. See [About maps] Isoriikinkukkokehrääjä Stor påfågelspinnare Suur-paabusilm Large Emperor Great Peacock Moth Großes Nachtpfauenauge Birnspinner Gran-paon Gran Pavón nagy pávaszem
Bombyx pyri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 49, TL: Vienna district
Phalaena pavonia major Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 497
ilvana Tauber, 1969
pinkerae Kobes, 1980
Saturnia pyri [Tony Pittaway]
Saturnia pyri [Bill Oehlke]
Saturnia pyri pyri ; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 335

599x400 (~76Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

400x601 (~48Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

Larva on Juglans regia, Malus, Pirus, Prunus, Fraxinus [BSW]

Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1849

NAF. See [About maps] Atlasvuortenriikinkukkokehrääjä Le Paon de Nuit de Lucas
Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1849; , TL: Algeria, "Tonga Lake"
maroccana Austaut, 1894
Saturnia atlantica [Tony Pittaway]

Larva on Fraxinus, Alnus, Rhamnus, Olea [BSW]

Saturnia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU - Siberia - Amur, Ussuri. See [About maps] Pikkuriikinkukkokehrääjä Riikinkukkokehrääjä Emperor Moth Kleines Nachtpfauenauge Petit-paon de Nuit Pequeño Pavón de Noche Liten påfågelspinnare Kevadpaabusilm Piccolo pavone natpåfugleøje kis pávaszem
Phalaena pavonia Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 496, TL: [Europe]
minor Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx carpini Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 50, TL: Vienna district
alpina Favre, 1897
borealis Rangnow, 1935
lapponica Lingonblad, 1936
lappmarchica Bryk, 1948
Saturnia pavonia [Kimmo Silvonen]
Saturnia pavonia [SVF]
Saturnia pavonia [NORLEP]
Saturnia pavonia pavonia [Tony Pittaway]
Saturnia pavonia [Bill Oehlke]

550x417 (~36Kb) larva FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 22.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	400x675 (~52Kb) larva FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, ex.l (1.7.1997), Photo © Markku Savela	400x935 (~47Kb) larva FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, ex.l (18.7.1997), Photo © Markku Savela
500x645 (~33Kb) ova Finland, Järvenpää 670:39, (ex. i) 19.5.1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	750x450 (~37Kb) larva Finland, U:Järvenpää 670:39, 5.6.1977, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	500x588 (~35Kb) larva Finland, U: Järvenpää 670:39, (ex.o) 27.6.1978, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
700x462 (~49Kb) cocoon Finland, U: Tuusula 670:38, 19.9.1976, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	700x438 (~32Kb) female Finland, U: Järvenpää 670:39, ex.l. 1979, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	512x768 (~77Kb) female Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Ötisheim, Scharrkessel (8°49'E, 48°58'N, 320m), 20.04.2000 (ex. larva), Photo © Karl Hofsäß
597x400 (~46Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	597x400 (~48Kb) male Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	900x506 (~49Kb) female FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, ex.l. 22.6.1997, Photo 17.5.1998 © Markku Savela
1000x699 (~82Kb) male FINLAND: ex. o., Photo 1999 © Markku Savela

Larva on Betula, B. verrucosa, B. pubescens, B. nana, Alnus incana, Quercus robur, Salix, S. starkeana, S. aurita, S. phylicifolia, S. caprea, Populus tremula, Rosa sp., R. majalis, Fragaria ananassa, Alchemilla sp., Rubus idaeus, R. chamaemorus, Potentilla palustris, Filipendula ulmaria, Malus domestica, Sorbus aucuparia, Rhamnus frangula, R. cathartica, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium, V. myrtillus, V. uliginosum [SPRK]

S. p. ligurica Weismann, 1876

France, Italy, Sicily, Balkans Saturnia pavonia ligurica Weismann, 1876; , TL: Italy, Liguria, Genova
Saturnia meridionalis Calberla, 1887
Saturnia pavonia ligurica [Tony Pittaway]

Saturnia spini (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

SWEU - S.Russia - Altai, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Keskiriikinkukkokehrääjä Mellersta påfågelspinnare Schwarzdornspinner Moyen-paon közepes pávaszem
Phalaena (Attacus) pavonia media Esper, 1782; Die. Schmett., Th. III (16): 33, (15): pl. 3, f. 1-2
Saturnia spini [Tony Pittaway]
Saturnia spini spini ; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 336

Larva on Prunus, Rosa, Crataegus, Ulmus, Alnus, Salix, Populus [BSW]

Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876

California. See [About maps] Saturnia mendocino Behrens, 1876; Can. Ent. 8: 149, TL: California, Mendocino Co.
Saturnia mendocino [BAMONA]
Saturnia mendocino [Bill Oehlke]
Saturnia mendocino ; [NACL, #7751]

Larva on Arctostaphylos, Arbutus menziesii [SMNA]

Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958

California, Mexico, .... See [About maps] Saturnia walterorum [BAMONA]
Saturnia walterorum [Bill Oehlke]
Saturnia walterorum ; [NACL, #7752]; [MABL]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Calosaturnia meridionalis; Johnson, 1940

Larva on Arctostaphylos, Rhus laurina, R. integrifolia [SMNA]

Saturnia albofasciata (Johnson, 1938)

California. See [About maps] Calosaturnia albofasciata Johnson, 1938
Saturnia albofasciata [BAMONA]
Saturnia albofasciata [Bill Oehlke]
Saturnia albofasciata ; [NACL, #7753]

Larva on Ceanothus cuneatus, C. cordulatus, C. betuloides [SMNA]

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References:

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[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BSW]

de Freina, J. J., Witt, T. J, 1987; Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis; ISBN 3-926285-00-1

[Bill Oehlke]

Saturniidae; e-mail: Bill Oehlke; http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/oehlkew

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Karl Hofsäß]

Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[MABL]

Manuel A. Balcázar Lara; Palomillas de México

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SMNA]

Tuskes, Paul M., Tuttle, James P., Collins, Michael M.; The wild silk moths of North America

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Tony Pittaway]

WWW pages; Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic; Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic; Sphingidae of China (and adjacent regions)

Some related literature:

Esper, 1782

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil III. Die Nachtschmetterlinge Die. Schmett., Th. III (15): 1-32, pl. 1-6 (1782) (16): 33-56, pl. 7-12 (1782) (17): 57-88, pl. 6A, 13-17 (1783) (18): 89-104, pl. 18-23 (1783) (19): 105-136, pl. 24-31 (1784) (20): 137-184, pl. 32-37 (1785) (21): 185-208, pl. 38-43 (1785) (22): 209-240, pl. 44-49 (1785) (23): 241-272, pl. 50-55 (1785) (24): 273-288, pl. 56-61 (1786) (25): 289-312, pl. 62-67 (1786) (26): 313-328, pl. 68-73 (1786) (27): 329-344, pl. 74-79 (1786) (28): 345-396 (1786)

de Freina, 1994

9. Beitrag zur sytematischen Erfassung der Bombyces- und Sphinges-Fauna Kleinasiens Atalanta 25 (1/2): 317-349

Hübner, [1806]

Tentamen determinationis digestionis alque denominationis singlarum stripium Lepidopterorum, peritisad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum, a Jacob Hübner Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: -

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816) (2): 17-32 (1819) (3): 33-48 (1819) (4): 49-64 (1819) (5): 65-80 (1819) (6): 81-96 (1819) (7): 97-112 (1819) (8): 113-128 (1819) (9): 129-144 (1819) (10): 145-160 (1819) (11): 161-176 (1819) (12): 177-192 (1820) (13): 193-208 (1820) (14): 209-224 (1821) (15): 225-240 (1821) (16): 241-256 (1821) (17): 257-272 (1823) (18): 273-288 (1823) (19): 289-304 (1823) (20): 305-320 (1825) (21): 321-336 (1825) (22): 337-352 (1825) (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338 339-824

Schrank, 1802

Fauna Boica. Durchgedachte Geschichte der in Baiern einheimischen und zahmen Thiere. 2 (2) Fauna Boica 2 (2): ? pp.

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