Caligula japonica

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Saturniidae Scientific name Caligula japonica		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caligula Rank Species

Similar Rhodinia fugax, Antheraea yamamai, Royal moths, Actias artemis, Samia cynthia

Japanese giant silkworm caligula japonica

Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Salix, Fagus, Quercus and Juglans.

C. japonica japonica

C. japonica arisana (Shiraki, 1913)

C. japonica ryukyuensis (Inoue, 1984)

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