Imperador nocturno – macho

Imperador nocturno – macho

Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) – male

Entomologia

Borboletas

Insectos

Entomology

Butterflies

Insects

As borboletas Grande Imperador têm um período de voo curto, de Abril a Maio, durantes o qual não se alimentam. Os machos voam rapidamente em busca de fêmeas. As fêmeas descansam durante o dia e atraem um grande número de machos. Após o acasalamento, as fêmeas voam ao início da noite para colocar os ovos em grupo em diferentes plantas arbustivas. As lagartas eclodem no final de Maio e inicialmente alimentam-se em grupo. Hibernam como pupa.

The adult emperor moths are only on the wing for a couple of months at the most, and during this time they do not feed. They appear in April and are day-flying, the males flying about rapidly in their search for females. Females rest during daytime and an un-mated female can attract a large number of males if she is found resting. Having mated, the females fly off in the early part of the night to lay their eggs in batches on a number of different species of plants. These include meadow sweet, heather, hawthorn, bramble and birch. The caterpillars hatch in late May and initially feed in groups. They overwinter as pupae.

Maria João Verdasca (metadados)

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29-09-2011

Ocorre ao longo da região Paleártica

It occurs throughout the Palearctic region

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Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758

Imperador nocturno

Emperor moth

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Saturnidae