Giant Peacock Moth vs Peach Twig Borer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Giant Peacock Moth	Peach Twig Borer
Scientific Name	Saturnia pyri	Anarsia lineatella
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Saturniidae	Gelechiidae
Size	120-160 mm	12-16 mm wingspan
Habitat	Orchards	Orchards
Diet	Fruit Feeders	Fruit Feeders
Regions	Southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East	North America, Europe, Central Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Not Evaluated

Giant Peacock Moth

Europe's largest moth, with a wingspan up to 16 cm and prominent eyespots on all four wings. Its brown-gray wings are bordered with white and feature a distinctive dark comma-shaped mark.

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Did You Know?

Jean-Henri Fabre used the giant peacock moth in his famous pheromone experiments in the 1870s, demonstrating that male moths could locate females from great distances by scent alone.

Peach Twig Borer

A small gray moth whose larvae bore into new shoots and developing fruits of stone fruit trees. It is a key pest in peach and almond orchards.

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Did You Know?

Overwintering larvae create small shelters called hibernacula in the crotches of tree branches.