Caligula boisduvali
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | C. boisduvali
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| Binomial name | |
| Caligula boisduvali (Eversmann, 1846)
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Caligula boisduvali is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1846. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.
Male
The length of the forewings is 37–50 millimetres (1.5–2.0 in). Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Salix, Hippophae, Betula and Filipendula ulmaria.
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Categories:
- Caligula (moth)
- Moths described in 1846
- Moths of Japan
- Moths of Asia
- Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann
- Saturniidae stubs