Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Saturnia
Saturnia lesoudieri (Le Moult, 1933) – Round-eyed Emperor Moth
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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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:
- http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/1037375 [accessed 27 January 2017]
- The Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) of Thailand http://www.wildsilkmoth-indonesia.com/pic_a/gp0110i.html [accessed 27 January 2017]
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Saturniidae > Saturniinae > Saturniini > Saturnia
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. 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. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355945/Saturnia-lesoudieri