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17 November 2021

Saturnia pavonia (small emperor moth)

https://doi.org/10.1079/pwkb.species.23001

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name
Saturnia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Preferred Common Name
small emperor moth
Other Scientific Names
Eudia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena pavonia Linnaeus, 1758
Saturnia minore
International Common Names
Spanish
pequeno pavon de noche
French
petit, paon
petit, paon, de nuit
Russian
pavlinoglazka
Local Common Names
Denmark
natpåfugleøje
Finland
riikinkukkokehrääjä
Germany
Buschheiden-Pfauenauge
Buschheiden-Prachtspinner
Kleines Nachtpfauenaugee
Nachtpfauenauge, Kleines
Hungary
éjjeli kis pávaszem
kis éjjeli pávaszem
kis pávaszem
Italy
piccolo pavone
piccolo pavone di notte
Sweden
liten påfågelspinnare
EPPO code
EUDIPA (Eudia pavonia)

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Full-grown larva (green form) of Saturnia pavonia pavonia from the UK.
Larva
Full-grown larva (green form) of Saturnia pavonia pavonia from the UK.
©A.R. Pittaway
Adult male of Saturnia pavonia pavonia from the UK.
Adult male
Adult male of Saturnia pavonia pavonia from the UK.
©A.R. Pittaway

Distribution

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Host Plants and Other Plants Affected

HostHost statusReferences
Alchemilla (Lady's mantle)Other 
Alnus incana (grey alder)Other 
Betula nana (dwarf (arctic)- birch (UK))Other 
Betula pendula (common silver birch)Other 
Betula pubescens (Downy birch)Other 
Calluna vulgaris (heather)Other 
Carpinus betulus (hornbeam)Other 
Cistus (rockrose)Other 
Crataegus laevigataOther 
Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn)Other 
Erica (heaths)Other 
Fragaria ananassa (strawberry)Other 
Frangula alnus (alder buckthorn)Other 
Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn)Other 
Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)Other 
Malus domestica (apple)Main 
Populus tremula (aspen (European))Other 
Prunus salicina (Japanese plum)Other 
Prunus spinosa (blackthorn)Other 
Pyrus communis (European pear)Main 
Quercus robur (common oak)Other 
Rhamnus cathartica (buckthorn)Other 
Rosa (roses)Other 
Rosa majalis (cinnamon rose)Other 
Rubus (blackberry, raspberry)Other 
Rubus chamaemorus (yellow berry)Other 
Rubus fruticosus (blackberry)Other 
Rubus idaeus (raspberry)Other
Hrnčić and Radonjić (2012)
Salix aurita (eared willow)Other 
Salix caprea (pussy willow)Other 
Salix cinerea (grey sallow)Other 
Salix phylicifolia (tea-leaved willow)Other 
Salix starkeanaOther 
Salix viminalis (osier)Other 
Sorbus aucuparia (mountain ash)Other 
SpiraeaOther 
Ulmus (elms)Other 
Vaccinium myrtillus (blueberry)Other 
Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry)Other 

List of Symptoms/Signs

Symptom or signLife stagesSign or diagnosis
Plants/Leaves/external feeding  

Prevention and Control

Most of the standard chemical pesticides used to control insect pests on fruit trees will control this species, for example, carbaryl or chlorpyrifos (Bertucci, 1983).

Impact

S. pavonia has little economic impact. In Italy, where it is usually only a very minor pest it can, when the occasional outbreak occurs, rapidly defoliate pear and apple trees (Bertucci, 1983) causing a reduction in fruit yield.

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Published online: 17 November 2021

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