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Saturnia Pyri on sent on June 06, 2019 (8:48) by Lucchin Fabrizio. 69 comments, 2341 views.

, 1.6 sec f/13.0, ISO 320, tripod. Specie: Saturnia pyri

La saturnia del pero o pavonia maggiore (Saturnia pyri (DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER, 1775) è un lepidottero appartenente alla famiglia Saturniidae, diffuso in Europa, Nordafrica, Asia e America Settentrionale. Deve il suo nome comune al fatto che i bruchi si nutrono principalmente di foglie di pero ma può nutrirsi anche di foglie di melo, noce, pioppo, olmo, albicocco, ciliegio e diversi altri alberi del genere Prunus. E' la più grande farfalla nostrana, raggiungendo nelle femmine, che sono nettamente più grandi dei maschi, l'apertura alare di 17 cm. Questa specie è riconoscibile anche per gli occhi di pavone che spiccano sul fondo color cioccolato, sfumato di grigio, delle ali largamente orlate di una fascia ocracea chiara; le femmine hanno l'addome molto voluminoso e i maschi antenne ampiamente bipettinate. I bruchi, di mole notevole, sono verdi con tubercoli azzurri sparsi su tutto il corpo che recano ciuffi di peli neri e vivono sui peri, meli, frassini e olmi in una generazione sola da giugno ad agosto; giunti a maturazione, tessono un grande bozzolo sericeo bruno molto robusto con l'estremità superiore a nassa e vi si incrisalidano, rimanendo attaccati al tronco dell'albero. Dopo uno o più inverni passati in stato di crisalide, sfarfallano gli adulti che vengono sovente a volteggiare intorno alle lampade nelle sere estive; è famosa la capacità delle femmine di attrarre i maschi anche da molto lontano grazie alla secrezione di speciali sostanze chimiche attive (i ferormoni sessuali), la cui presenza, anche in quantità infinitesimale, è captata in modo sorprendente dalle loro sensibilissime antenne. I ferormoni infatti sono dei prodotti chimici estremamente volatili che si diffondono nell'aria come onde acustiche e coprono così grandissime distanze. Inoltre sono estremamente specifici, per cui sono percepiti esclusivamente da individui della stessa specie, capaci di "sentire" solo quel profumo, refrattari quindi a stimoli odorosi diversi che potrebbero confonderli. Stavo ripulendo delle piante dai rovi quando all'interno ho visto questa Saturnia pyri, grande è stata l'emozione nel vederla dopo molti anni, nel poterla fotografare e alla sera vederla spiccare il volo.

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Giorgio2862

sent on June 06, 2019 (9:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Gorgeous!!
Congratulations Fabrizio

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (9:28) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Giorgio, I'm glad you liked, I thank you and I wish you a good day, Hello Fabrizio

Giorgio2862

sent on June 06, 2019 (9:43) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

It looks like silk!

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (11:25) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Giorgio, thanks again for the appreciation, very nice is also the Sphinx of the oleander that you find in this folder, the live one looks like a shaved velvet. A dear greeting, Hello Fabrizio

Stefania Saffioti

sent on June 06, 2019 (11:34) | This comment has been translated

Really nice, congratulations!

Infas

sent on June 06, 2019 (11:41) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A stupendous capture
I have never had the pleasure to see it live but on the other hand I admire your
Congratulations
Hello
Salvatore

Sangari Andrea

sent on June 06, 2019 (11:54) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

How wonderful the butterfly, very nice this shot, I would say it makes a lot, and I add lucky to find it, congratulations.

Pigi47

sent on June 06, 2019 (11:58) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I'm going to rovi tomorrow. :-D :-D
Luck helped you find it, but you knew how to thank it by creating this good image.

Alfredo64

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

The Pyri on always gives a great emotion when you come across it in nature...
The photo is gorgeous with remarkable sharpness, even the night shooting I really like, congratulations...!
Hello

Fulvio Lagana'

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great find Fabrizio :-)

Andrea R

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:32) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Splendid butterfly, for an equally splendid recovery
Congratulations Fabrizio
a greeting Andrea

Bricio61

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful image of an equally beautiful subject....
Hello Fabrizio

Jerry Vacchieri

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nice shot and just as the butterfly..... :-) :-)

Cinzia1262

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:40) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

:-o Wonderful creature photographed beautifully

Coradocon

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great Nice macro, congratulations Hello Conrad

Mario_61

sent on June 06, 2019 (12:51) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Really nice, exemplary, color and details at the top :-) Congratulations!
Mario.

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (13:18) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Stefania, I'm glad you liked, a dear greeting, Hello Fabrizio

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (13:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Salvatore, the last I had seen I know dates back to 30 years ago and great was the thrill of seeing her among the brames in the woods above home. A thank you, Hello Fabrizio

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (13:21) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Andrea, it's true it was a stroke of luck, thanks for the compliment, Hello Fabrizio

Lucchin Fabrizio

sent on June 06, 2019 (13:22) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hello Pier, when I saw her in the midst of the brammy I almost did not believe, I wondered what had happened. Thank you for the compliment, a dear greeting, Hello Fabrizio

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