Tau Emperor Moth

Aglia tau

"Aglia tau", the tau emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Europe. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae".
Tau Emperor - Aglia tau Found in our front garden, St Joris-Weert. Aglia tau,Belgium,Geotagged,Spring

Appearance

The wingspan is 60–84 mm. The moth flies in one generation from March to July depending on the location.
Tau Emperor moth - Aglia tau  Aglia tau,Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Bombycoidea,Bulgaria,Europe,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Lepidoptera,Saturniidae,Spring,Tau Emperor Moth,Tau Emperor moth,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife

Food

The larvae primarily feed on European beech, but also birch, "Alnus glutinosa", "Salix caprea." and "Sorbus aucuparia". The larvae look rather like hickory horned devil caterpillars in the early instar.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilySaturniidae
GenusAglia
SpeciesA. tau