Caligula jonasi

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Jonasi silkmoth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Tribe: Saturniini
Genus: Caligula
Species:
C. jonasi
Binomial name
Caligula jonasi
Butler, 1877

Caligula jonasi, the jonasi silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula.

Variation Caligula jonasi variation sjh.jpg
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The wingspan is 100–110 millimetres (3.9–4.3 in). Adults are on wing from October to April.

The larvae feed on chestnut, willow, apple, hawthorn, oak and poplar. Larvae have urticating hairs which can cause a rash to the skin.


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