Caligula lindia
Caligula lindia | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Caligula |
Species: | C. lindia |
Binomial name | |
Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | |
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Caligula lindia is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in south-eastern Afghanistan north to the Salang Pass, and Kashmir. It is also found in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, from Kashmir to Bhutan and southern Tibet, China and Nepal. It is found up to heights of 2,400 meters.
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Male
The wingspan is 90-96 mm.