{"id":13471,"date":"2019-07-16T18:12:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T16:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/emperor-moth\/"},"modified":"2023-05-31T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T16:24:01","slug":"emperor-moth","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/emperor-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Emperor moth"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Emperor moth is a moth that is also active during the day. The butterflies have a distinctive “eye” on their wings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1563293181950{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nSmall emperor moth[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4357″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][vc_single_image image=”4359″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Emperor moth<\/strong> (Saturnia pavonia)<\/em> is a moth that is also active during the day. The butterflies have a distinctive “eye” on their wings. Females are slightly larger than males and have a wingspan between 5 and 9 cm. This makes the emperor moth one of the largest butterflies in Europe. Emperor moths are found in hedgerows, thorn scrub, downland and open woodland.
\nHost plants<\/a> include birch<\/a>, pedunculate oak<\/a>, willow<\/a>, aspen, heather, blackthorn and blackberry<\/a>. The striking caterpillars initially live in groups; as they grow larger, they disperse among the host plants.
\nThe emperor moth overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon attached to a plant just above the ground.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1685550161871{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n