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Small emperor moth

Insect
Saturnia pavonia, the small emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Sometimes, the incorrect genus name Pavonia is still used for this species. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Saturnia pavonia
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Saturnia
Phylum: Arthropoda