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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Saturnia (Rinaca) japonica
Saturnia japonicaMoore, 1862
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  1. Saturniidae
  2. Saturniinae
  3. Saturniini
  4. Saturnia
  5. Rinaca
  6.  japonica
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100 - 130 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishJapanese Giant Silkworm
    PolskiPawica kamforowa
    БългарскиГигантска японска копринена пеперуда
    РусскийПавлиноглазка японская
    中文雙黑目天蠶蛾
    日本語クスサン
    한국어밤나무산누에나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    JuglandaceaeJuglansWalnut tree
    RosaceaePyrusPear
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
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  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Caligula japonicaMoore, 1862
    Dictyoploca japonicaMoore, 1862
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Saturnia (Rinaca) japonica arisana(Shiraki, 1913)
    Saturnia (Rinaca) japonica japonicaMoore, 1862
    Saturnia (Rinaca) japonica ryukyuensis(Inoue, 1984)
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