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Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Saturnia

Saturnia lesoudieri (Le Moult, 1933) – Round-eyed Emperor Moth

Saturnia lesoudieri – Round-eyed Emperor Moth

Saturnia lesoudieri
Saturnia lesoudieri
Saturnia lesoudieri
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Similiar species:
Saturnia zuleika. The two can be separated by the shape of the hindwing eye-spot. In zuleika, it is round, in lesoudieri, the outer edge is slightly flattened or concave (as per comms Ian Kitching).
References:
  1. Khramov, P. Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera). http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1037375 [accessed 27 January 2017]
  2. The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of Thailand http://www.wildsilkmoth-indonesia.com/pic_a/gp0110i.html [accessed 27 January 2017]

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Anonymous. 2021. Saturnia lesoudieri (Le Moult, 1933) – Round-eyed Emperor Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 2.61. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355945/Saturnia-lesoudieri
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