Female

Larva on Betula pendula

Forewing Length: 27-32mm; Wingspan: 40-60mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	May - August (Earliest: 4.7)	?	April - May (Earliest: 3.4)

Biotopes:	Heath and Moorland	Spruce Forest Edge	Hedge Rows	Wet Meadows
	Wet Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva)	Calluna vulgaris	Erica tetralix	Betulaceae	Several Rosaceae
	Salix caprea	Salix cinerea	Frangula alnus	Sambucus nigra
Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids: (Larva)	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Saturnia pavonia
Saturnia pavonia
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Saturnia pavonia
Lepiforum: Saturnia pavonia
InsektenBox: Saturnia pavonia
Plant Parasites of Europe: Saturnia pavonia

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