Caligula (moth) explained

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] It is named after Roman emperor Caligula.

Species

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

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.