Caligula japonica
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Japanese giant silkworm | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Subfamily: | Saturniinae |
Tribe: | Saturniini |
Genus: | Caligula |
Species: | C. japonica
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Binomial name | |
Caligula japonica Moore, 1872
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Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, is a moth of the family Saturniidae.[1] It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. It is found in eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia.
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The larvae feed on various plants, including Salix, Fagus, Quercus and Juglans.
Subspecies
[edit]- C. japonica japonica
- C. japonica arisana (Shiraki, 1913)
- C. japonica ryukyuensis (Inoue, 1984)
References
[edit]- ^ "Caligula japonica". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24.