''Caligula'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and g ...
. It is primarily an Oriental genus, found in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
,
China and
Southeast Asia
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. The genus is often treated as a synonym of ''
Rinaca
''Rinaca'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1862. It is often treated as a subgenus of ''Saturnia
Saturnia () is a spa town in Tuscany in north-central Italy that has been inhabited since ancient times ...
''.
It is named after
Roman emperor Caligula
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanic ...
.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Caligula anna''
(Moore
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People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior officer in the British Army
* Moore Powell (died c. 1 ...
, 1865)
* ''
Caligula boisduvali''
(Eversmann, 1847)
* ''
Caligula cachara
''Caligula cachara'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and ...
''
Moore, 1872
* ''
Caligula grotei
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanic ...
''
(Moore, 1858)
* ''
Caligula japonica''
Moore, 1872
* ''
Caligula jonasi
''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.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from October to April ...
''
Butler, 1877
* ''
Caligula kitchingi
''Caligula kitchingi'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is endemic to Shaanxi in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...
''
(Brechlin, 2001)
* ''
Caligula lindia
''Caligula lindia'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in south-eastern Afghanistan north to the Salang Pass, and Kashmir. It is also found in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, f ...
''
Moore, 1865
* ''
Caligula simla
''Caligula simla'' is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia, including China and Thailand.
The larvae feed on ''Quercus'' and ''Prunus padus
''Prunus padus'', known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayd ...
''
(Westwood, 1847)
* ''
Caligula thibeta
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanic ...
''
(Westwood, 1853)
See also
*
List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons ar ...
References
External links
''Caligula'' at Tony Pittaway's ''Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic''
Saturniinae
{{Saturniidae-stub