Saturnia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Emperor Moth)

Interactions where Saturnia pavonia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe nemea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe nemea/Phryxe nemeaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/Saturnia pavonia/Saturnia pavoniaemperor mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva Minor Phryxe vulgaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/Phryxe vulgarisa parasitoid flyusually gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/Saturnia pavonia/Saturnia pavoniaemperor mothlarvaMinor usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Exorista grandis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista grandis/Exorista grandisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/Saturnia pavonia/Saturnia pavoniaemperor mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Questionable Winthemia variegata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia variegata/Winthemia variegataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Saturniidae/Saturnia pavonia/Saturnia pavoniaemperor moth?larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
FamilySATURNIIDAE (emperor moths)
SuperfamilyBOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Waring, P. 2006 Emperor moth larva Vol 17 (6) Page: 437

Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 68 images of Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
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