#3012 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Giant Peacock Moth

🇳🇱 Grote nachtpauwoog ·Saturnia pyri

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

Saturnia pyri , the giant peacock moth , great peacock moth , giant emperor moth or Viennese emperor , is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is the largest European moth, with a wingspan reaching 15–20 cm.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,551iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,551 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 (251 years ago).