Caligula japonica

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.

Female

Japanese giant silkworm
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Saturniidae
Subfamily:	Saturniinae
Tribe:	Saturniini
Genus:	Caligula
Species:	C. japonica
Binomial name
Caligula japonica Moore, 1872
Synonyms
Dictyoploca japonica Saturnia japonica Dictypoea japonica

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

Subspecies

• C. japonica japonica
• C. japonica arisana (Shiraki, 1913)
• C. japonica ryukyuensis (Inoue, 1984)