Caligula boisduvali
| Caligula boisduvali | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Caligula |
| Species: | C. boisduvali |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligula boisduvali (Eversmann, 1846) | |
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Caligula boisduvali is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.
Male
The length of the forewings is 37–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Salix, Hippophae, Betula and Filipendula ulmaria.
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