TL:
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Fresh pine forests
- Heathlands, moorlands
- Mixed forests
50-65 mm
65-80 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàPetit paó de nit 
ČeskyMartináč habrový 
DanskLille natpåfugleøje 
DeutschKleines Nachtpfauenauge 
Eesti keelKevadpaabusilm 
EnglishEmperor EnglishEmperor Moth 
EspañolPequeño Pavón de Noche 
Françaispetit Paon de Nuit 
ItalianoPavonia minore 
LietuviųMažoji saturnija 
MagyarKis pávaszem 
NederlandsNachtpauwoog 
NorskNattpåfugløye 
PolskiPawica grabówka 
SlovenčinaOkáň menší 
SuomeksiPikkuriikinkukkokehrääjä 
SvenskaMindre påfågelspinnare 
БеларускаяМый ночной павлиний глаз 
РусскийМалая сатурния РусскийМалый ночной павлиний глаз РусскийПавлиноглазка обыкновенная 
УкраїнськаСатурнія мала 
ქართულიღამის მცირე ფარშევანგთვალა 
العربيةأبو الوشي الصغير
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree Apiaceae Peucedanum oreoselinum Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Cistaceae Cistus halimifolius Cistaceae Cistus lasianthus Lisbon false sun-rose Cistaceae Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath Ericaceae Erica umbellata Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccus Common Cranberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Genista tridentata Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Onobrychis viciifolia Sanfoin Fabaceae Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Geraniaceae Geranium sanguineum Bloody Crane's-bill Lamiaceae Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary Myricaceae Myrica gale Bog Myrtle Polygonaceae Bistorta officinalis Bistort Rhamnaceae Frangula alnus Alder Buckthorn Rosaceae Cotoneaster Cotoneaster Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Fragaria ananassa Strawberry Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla reptans Creeping cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa canina Dog Rose Rosaceae Rubus caesius European dewberry Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rosaceae Rubus ulmifolius Elmleaf blackberry Rosaceae Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet Rosaceae Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Salicaceae Salix cinerea Grey Willow Salicaceae Salix repens Creeping Willow Ulmaceae Ulmus Elm
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Saturnia minor Linnaeus, 1758 Bombyx carpini Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Subspecies
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Species Author Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic A.R. Pittaway Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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