Caligula jonasi

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

Caligula jonasi, the jonasi silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula.

Variation

The wingspan is 100–110 mm. 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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