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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.
| Japanese giant silkworm | |
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Scientific classification 
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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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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.
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