Caligula japonica
| Japanese giant silkworm | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | C. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Caligula japonica Moore, 1872
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Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. It is found in eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia.
Female
The larvae feed on various plants, including Salix, Fagus, Quercus and Juglans.
Subspecies[]
- C. japonica japonica
- C. japonica arisana (Shiraki, 1913)
- C. japonica ryukyuensis (Inoue, 1984)
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Categories:
- Caligula (moth)
- Moths described in 1872
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Japan
- Moths of Korea
- Taxa named by Frederic Moore
- Saturniidae stubs