---
title: "Grote nachtpauwoog"
description: "Saturnia pyri — Insecten en spinnen. Saturnia pyri, the giant peacock moth, great peacock moth, giant emperor moth or Viennese emperor, is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/giant-peacock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote nachtpauwoog

> Saturnia pyri — Insecten en spinnen. Saturnia pyri, the giant peacock moth, great peacock moth, giant emperor moth or Viennese emperor, is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe.

- Scientific name: *Saturnia pyri*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 9513
- Wikidata: [Q265918](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265918)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56532](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56532)

## Names

- en: Giant Peacock Moth
- de: Wiener Nachtpfauenauge
- es: Gran Pavón de Noche
- fr: Grand paon de nuit
- nl: Grote nachtpauwoog
- pl: Pawica gruszówka

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2848), IT (1587), ES (1104), AT (849), HR (358), GR (279), CZ (269), RU (208), BG (205), PT (182), HU (149), UA (109)

## Summary

Saturnia pyri, the giant peacock moth, great peacock moth, giant emperor moth or Viennese emperor, is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is the largest European moth, with a wingspan reaching 15–20 cm (6–8 in).
The giant peacock moth has a range that includes the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, northern Hungary, central and southern Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, southern and eastern Bulgaria, southern Greece southern Turkey, south Kyrgyzstan, western Syria, Lebanon, north Israel, southern Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Czech…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnia_pyri

## Photo

![Grote nachtpauwoog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-peacock-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: jolamap · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162639416

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-peacock-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).