Aglia tau (Tau Emperor)
Originator: Even Mjaaland
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Saturniidae (Saturniids)
Subfamily: Agliinae
Genus: Aglia
Species: Aglia tau (Tau Emperor)
Norwegian name: Naglespinner
Host plants: Beech (Fagus), Birch (Betula), Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Carpinus, Common Hazel (Corylus avellana), Goat Willow (Salix caprea), Grey Alder (Alnus incana), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata)