Caligula japonica
| Caligula japonica | |
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| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Caligula |
| Species: | C. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligula japonica Moore, 1872 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, is a moth of the Saturniidae family. 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)