Dandelions and Asteraceae herbs host plant insects in Japan

Breakdown by insect group

Representative linked insect pages

• Hemithea marina (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: アオスジアオシャク
• Antivaleria viridimacula (Graeser, 1889) (Moth) Japanese name: アオバハガタヨトウ
• Phragmatobia amurensis (Seitz, 1910) (Moth) Japanese name: アマヒトリ
• Thysanoplusia daubei (Boisduval, 1840) (Moth) Japanese name: アミメギンウワバ
• Xylena fumosa (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: アヤモクメキリガ
• Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday, 1843) (Moth) Japanese name: イチジクキンウワバ
• Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, 1803) (Moth) Japanese name: イラクサギンウワバ
• Eucarta virgo (Treitschke, 1835) (Moth) Japanese name: ウスムラサキヨトウ
• Macdunnoughia crassisigna (Warren, 1913) (Moth) Japanese name: オオキクギンウワバ
• Polia nebulosa (Hufnagel, 1766) (Moth) Japanese name: オオシラホシヨトウ
• Condica illecta (Walker, 1865) (Moth) Japanese name: オオホシミミヨトウ
• Amata fortunei (Orza, 1869) (Moth) Japanese name: カノコガ
• Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ガマキンウワバ
• Amphipyra livida (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Moth) Japanese name: カラスヨトウ
• Xanthorhoe abraxina (Butler, 1879) (Moth) Japanese name: キアシシロナミシャク
• Thysanoplusia intermixta (Warren, 1913) (Moth) Japanese name: キクキンウワバ
• Macdunnoughia confusa (Stephens, 1850) (Moth) Japanese name: キクギンウワバ
• Epatolmis luctifera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Moth) Japanese name: キバラヒトリ
• Xylena formosa (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: キバラモクメキリガ
• Macdunnoughia purissima (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: ギンモンシロウワバ
• Herpetogramma moderatale (Christoph, 1881) (Moth) Japanese name: クロフキマダラノメイガ
• Xestia fuscostigma (Bremer, 1861) (Moth) Japanese name: クロフトビイロヤガ
• Metzneria lappella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ゴボウトガリキバガ
• Agonopterix propinquella (Treitschke, 1835) (Moth) Japanese name: シノノメマルハキバガ
• Pericallia matronula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ジョウザンヒトリ
• Eublemma cochylioides (Guenée, 1852) (Moth) Japanese name: シラホシベニコヤガ
• Chionoarctia nivea (Ménétriès, 1859) (Moth) Japanese name: シロヒトリ
• Athetis lineosa (Moore, 1881) (Moth) Japanese name: シロモンオビヨトウ
• Spilarctia howqua (Moore, 1877) (Moth) Japanese name: セスジヒトリ
• Orvasca taiwana (Shiraki, 1913) (Moth) Japanese name: タイワンキドクガ
• Athetis dissimilis (Hampson, 1909) (Moth) Japanese name: テンウスイロヨトウ
• Acanthoplusia ichinosei (Dufay, 1965) (Moth) Japanese name: ニシキキンウワバ
• Creatonotos transiens (Walker, 1855) (Moth) Japanese name: ハイイロヒトリ
• Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ヒトリガ
• Parasemia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: ヒメキシタヒトリ
• Athetis stellata (Moore, 1882) (Moth) Japanese name: ヒメサビスジヨトウ
• Condica serva (Walker, 1858) (Moth) Japanese name: ヒメホシミミヨトウ
• Rhyparioides nebulosa (Butler, 1877) (Moth) Japanese name: ベニシタヒトリ
• Cucullia pustulata Eversmann, 1842 (Moth) Japanese name: ホソバセダカモクメ
• Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1857) (Moth) Japanese name: ホソバネキンウワバ
• Scopula nigropunctata (Hufnagel, 1767) (Moth) Japanese name: マエキヒメシャク
• Mniotype bathensis (Lützau, 1901) (Moth) Japanese name: ミヤマハガタヨトウ
• Diacrisia irene (Butler, 1881) (Moth) Japanese name: モンヘリアカヒトリ
• Scopula floslactata Haworth, 1809 (Moth) Japanese name: ヤスジマルバヒメシャク
• Hyphoraia aulica (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moth) Japanese name: リシリヒトリ
• Sclerogenia jessica (Butler, 1878) (Moth) Japanese name: ワイギンモンウワバ
• Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterfly) Japanese name: ヒメアカタテハ
• Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterfly) Japanese name: ヒメシジミ

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

Japanese plant-name variants included

タンポポ, セイヨウタンポポ, フキ, ノゲシ, ゴボウ

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