Caligula boisduvali

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Caligula boisduvali
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Caligula
Species: C. boisduvali
Binomial name
Caligula boisduvali
(Eversmann, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Saturnia boisduvali
  • Caligula boisduvalii

Caligula boisduvali is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.

Male

The length of the forewings is 37–50 mm. 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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