Saturnia pavoniella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Saturnia pavoniella is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in the alpine regions of Austria, Italy (including Sicily) and the Czech Republic across south-eastern Europe to northern Turkey and the Caucasus. It is possibly also present in south-eastern France.
The wingspan is 45–70 mm (1.8–2.8 in) for males and 50–95 mm (2.0–3.7 in) for females. Adults are on wing from February to June. In northern Greece they are mainly found in May. The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants. Recorded foodplants include Betula, Calluna, Carpinus, Crataegus, Erica, Filipendula, Hippophae, Lythrum, Malus, Potentilla, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus, Quercus Rosa, Rubus, Salix, Spiraea and Vaccinium. In northern Greece the preferred hosts are Rubus ulmifolius and Pyrus amygdaliformis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ligurian Emperor sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 730th most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ligurian Emperor in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ligurian Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ligurian Emperor sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Saturnia
The closest relatives of the Ligurian Emperor that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Saturnia) are Giant Peacock Moth (about 20%) and Small Emperor Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ligurian Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
