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Japanese Giant Silkworm

Caligula japonica

Description:

The Japanese Giant Silkworm (Caligula japonica) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is found in Eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan and Russia.

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6 Comments

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 10 years ago

thank you bayucca!
pamsai, you have amazingly good eye.
I haven't ever seen this moth and some butterflies you uploaded here. :))))

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Harum you are correct, Saturnia japonica is obviously Caligula japonica.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I think this might be Caligula japonica:
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kwcjapo...

HarumKoh
HarumKoh 10 years ago

suggestions. may be no.1. :))
no.1 Saturnia japonica japonica
see http://www.jpmoth.org/Saturniidae/Saturn...
no.2 Saturnia jonasii jonasii
http://www.jpmoth.org/Saturniidae/Saturn...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Nuwan...

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Saturniidae, Caligula sp. ??

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

山梨市 (Yamanashi), 中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Jan 19, 2014

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