Saturniidae of Spain

Graellsia isabelae male, courtesy of Mark Lasko.

Saturnia pyri female, Fondales, Andalucia, Spain,
April 20, 2011, courtesy of Dick Pountain, id by Bill Oehlke.

Antheraea pernyi group, Tenerife, Spain,
January 26, 2011, courtesy of "Skydiver", id by Bill Oehlke.

Actias isabelae
Aglia tau
Antheraea pernyi

Samia cynthia
Saturnia p. josephinae
S. pavonia ligurica

Saturnia pavonia
Saturnia pyri

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Antheraea pernyi flies only on the Balearic Islands of Spain. It has apparently been established in Tenerife, and possibly in the southern mainland of Spain.

Actias isabelae ssp. ceballosi Gomez-Bustillo & Fernandez-Rubio, 1974, Sierra de la Sagra, 1600 m, Granada, Spain, 1988.