Small Emperor moth
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phylum | Arthropoda | The Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. 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.
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Class | Insecta | |
order | Lepidoptera | |
family | Saturniidae | |
genus | Saturnia | |
species | S. pavonia |