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1643 Saturnia pavonia (Emperor Moths)
The adults of this species are beautifully marked, and the orange hind-winged males fly in sunlight searching out the newly emerged females using their sensitive antennae to detect the female's pheramones. They can be detected up to 3Km from the source, and any virgin female is quickly found and mated. After coupling, the females fly through the night to lay their eggs across the moorland that they frequent.
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