Thistles (Cirsium) host plant insects in Japan

Breakdown by insect group

Representative linked insect pages

• Spaelotis nipona (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) (Moth) Japanese name: アカマエヤガ
• Coleophora paripennella Zeller, 1839 (Moth) Japanese name: アザミクロツツミノガ
• Coleophora brevipalpella Wocke, 1874 (Moth) Japanese name: アザミシロツツミノガ
• Mesastrape fulguraria (Walker, 1860) (Moth) Japanese name: アミメオオエダシャク
• Plusia festucae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: イネキンウワバ
• Ourapteryx nivea Butler, 1883 (Moth) Japanese name: ウスキツバメエダシャク
• Herminia arenosa Butler, 1878 (Moth) Japanese name: ウスキミスジアツバ
• Clupeosoma cinerea (Warren, 1892) (Moth) Japanese name: ウスムラサキクルマメイガ
• Anadevidia peponis (Fabricius, 1775) (Moth) Japanese name: ウリキンウワバ
• Odontopera arida (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: エグリヅマエダシャク
• Ctenoplusia albostriata (Bremer & Grey, 1853) (Moth) Japanese name: エゾギクキンウワバ
• Scrobipalpa pauperella (Heinemann, 1870) (Moth) Japanese name: エゾマダラコキバガ
• Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889 (Moth) Japanese name: オオキノメイガ
• Erebus ephesperis (Hübner, 1823) (Moth) Japanese name: オオトモエ
• Mniotype melanodonta (Hampson, 1906) (Moth) Japanese name: オオハガタヨトウ
• Diarsia canescens (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: オオバコヤガ
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ガマキンウワバ
• Paratalanta taiwanensis sasakii (Moth) Japanese name: キイロフタスジノメイガ
• Thysanoplusia intermixta (Warren, 1913) (Moth) Japanese name: キクキンウワバ
• Xestia efflorescens (Butler, 1879) (Moth) Japanese name: キシタミドリヤガ
• Balataea gracilis (Walker, [1865]) (Moth) Japanese name: キスジホソマダラ
• Garaeus specularis Moore, 1868 (Moth) Japanese name: キバラエダシャク
• Gandaritis fixseni (Bremer, 1864) (Moth) Japanese name: キマダラオオナミシャク
• Macdunnoughia purissima (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: ギンモンシロウワバ
• Scrobipalpa kurokoi (Povolný, 1977) (Moth) Japanese name: クロコキバガ
• Myrteta angelica Butler, 1881 (Moth) Japanese name: クロミスジシロエダシャク
• Autographa mandarina (Freyer, 1846) (Moth) Japanese name: ケイギンモンウワバ
• Gortyna fortis (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: ゴボウトガリヨトウ
• Lamprotes mikadina (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: シーモンキンウワバ
• Ourapteryx maculicaudaria (Motschulsky, 1866) (Moth) Japanese name: シロツバメエダシャク
• Erythroplusia pyropia (Butler, 1879) (Moth) Japanese name: セアカキンウワバ
• Evecliptopera illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Moth) Japanese name: セスジナミシャク
• Hypena trigonalis (Guenée, 1854) (Moth) Japanese name: タイワンキシタアツバ
• Collix stellata Warren, 1894 (Moth) Japanese name: テングナミシャク
• Xyloscia subspersata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Moth) Japanese name: トガリエダシャク
• Horisme stratata (Wileman, 1911) (Moth) Japanese name: トガリバナミシャク
• Chelonomorpha japana Motschulsky, 1861 (Moth) Japanese name: トラガ
• Sibatania mactata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Moth) Japanese name: ビロードナミシャク
• Mythimna turca (Linnaeus, 1761) (Moth) Japanese name: フタオビキヨトウ
• Nomis albopedalis Motschulsky, 1861 (Moth) Japanese name: ホシオビホソノメイガ
• Hermonassa arenosa (Butler, 1881) (Moth) Japanese name: ホシボシヤガ
• Carige scutilimbata Prout, 1936 (Moth) Japanese name: ホソバトガリナミシャク
• Palpita nigropunctalis (Bremer, 1864) (Moth) Japanese name: マエアカスカシノメイガ
• Nothomiza formosa (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: マエキトビエダシャク
• Herpetogramma rude (Warren, 1892) (Moth) Japanese name: マエキノメイガ
• Diachrysia leonina (Oberthür, 1884) (Moth) Japanese name: マガリキンウワバ
• Maruca vitrata (Fabricius, 1787) (Moth) Japanese name: マメノメイガ
• Thinopteryx delectans (Moth) Japanese name: ミヤマツバメエダシャク

This page shows the first 48 records. Open the linked plant profile for the full list when available.

Japanese plant-name variants included

ノアザミ, ヒメアザミ, アザミ, アザミ属, アザミ類, チシマアザミ

For research or identification use, verify the source references on the linked profile pages.