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Saturnia spini (Sloe Emperor Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Sloe Emperor Moth (Saturnia spini) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found from eastern Austria and Poland across eastern and south-eastern Europe to Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Ukraine, Crimea and Kazakhstan. It has a wingspan of 55–90 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation. The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Rosa, Crataegus, Ulmus, Alnus, Salix, Populus and Malus in Europe. In Turkey and the Crimea it shows a preference for spiny members of the rose family.
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Prey / Diet

Alnus glutinosa (European alder)[1]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[1]
Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[1]
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)[1]
Ulmus procera (English elm)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0