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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Aglia tau
Aglia tau(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Saturniidae
  2. Agliinae
  3. Aglia
  4.  tau
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Habitat

  • Beech forests
  • Deciduous forests
  • Mixed forests

MU

52-65 mm

FU

58-85 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyMartináč bukový
    DanskSømplet
    DeutschNagelfleck
    Eesti keelKollapaapusilm
    EnglishTau Emperor
    FrançaisHachette
    LietuviųRudoji saturnija
    MagyarT-betűs pávaszem
    NederlandsTauvlinder
    NorskNaglespinner
    PolskiLotnica zyska
    SlovenčinaOkáň bukový
    SuomeksiNastakehrääjä
    SvenskaNagelspinnare
    РусскийПавлиноглазка тау
    РусскийРыжий ночной павлиний глаз
    УкраїнськаСатурнія руда
    한국어네눈박이산누에나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    BetulaceaeCarpinusHornbeam
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Saturniidae of the Western PalaearcticA.R. Pittaway
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male, upperside.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Male, upperside.

Marek JanoszekPoland, Karłów

Male, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin, Puszcza Bukowa

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Polany

Female, underside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin, Puszcza Bukowa

Copulating pair.

No CopyrightSabina BuczyńskaPoland, Gdańsk-Oliwa, Dolina Radości

Larva, 3rd instar.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin, Puszcza Bukowa

Larva, 3rd instar.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin, Puszcza Bukowa

Larva, 3rd instar.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin, Puszcza Bukowa

Larva.

Andrzej OleksaPoland, Przezmark

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva, 1st instar.

Adam LaryszPoland, Wielopole

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Cocoon.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Egg on leaf.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
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