Caligula (moth)

Genus of moths

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Caligula

Caligula japonica
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Saturniidae
Subfamily:  | Saturniinae
Tribe:  | Saturniini
Genus:  | Caligula
Moore, 1862
Species

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Caligula is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. It is primarily an Oriental genus, found in India, China and Southeast Asia. The genus is often treated as a synonym of Rinaca.[1][failed verification] It is named after Roman emperor Caligula.

## Species

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The genus includes the following species:

* Caligula anna (Moore, 1865)
* Caligula boisduvali (Eversmann, 1847)
* Caligula cachara Moore, 1872
* Caligula grotei (Moore, 1858)
* Caligula japonica Moore, 1872
* Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877
* Caligula kitchingi (Brechlin, 2001)
* Caligula lindia Moore, 1865
* Caligula simla (Westwood, 1847)
* Caligula thibeta (Westwood, 1853)

## See also

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* List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)

## References

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1. ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.

## External links

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* Caligula at Tony Pittaway's Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic

Taxon identifiers

Caligula|

* Wikidata: Q1227502
* Wikispecies: Caligula
* EoL: 48548
* GBIF: 1865145
* iNaturalist: 124683
* LepIndex: 67720
* NZOR: 55802aab-9470-4055-b3eb-759ae46c07d6
* Open Tree of Life: 128840

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