Caligula (moth)

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Kingdom Animalia Family Saturniidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Caligula boisduvali, Caligula simla, Butterflies and moths, Caligula anna, Caligula lindia

Caligula is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. It is primarily an Oriental genus, found in India, China and Southeast Asia. The genus is often treated as a synonym of Rinaca. It is named after Roman emperor Caligula.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Caligula anna (Moore, 1865)

Caligula boisduvali (Eversmann, 1847)

Caligula cachara Moore, 1872

Caligula grotei (Moore, 1858)

Caligula japonica Moore, 1872

Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877

Caligula kitchingi (Brechlin, 2001)

Caligula lindia Moore, 1865

Caligula simla (Westwood, 1847)

Caligula thibeta (Westwood, 1853)

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