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Caligula japonica

species of moth

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 23, 2024
Entity authorityQ115926709 ↗
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Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. It is found in eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia.

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

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This entry incorporates text from “Caligula japonica” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.