Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)

Japanese name: クロメンガタスズメ

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name: Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)
Japanese name: クロメンガタスズメ
Group: Moth
Family: Sphingidae (スズメガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 11

Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798) photograph

Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)

Summary

Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798) is documented here as a moth associated with plants recorded in Japan.

The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.

Family: Sphingidae (スズメガ科).

Recorded larval host plants

Solanum melongena
Japanese name: ナス
クワ
Japanese name: クワ
Sesamum indicum
Japanese name: ゴマ
Solanum lycopersicum
Japanese name: トマト
Datura metel
Japanese name: チョウセンアサガオ
Nicotiana tabacum
Japanese name: タバコ
Paulownia tomentosa
Japanese name: キリ
Campsis grandiflora
Japanese name: ノウゼンカズラ
Catalpa ovata
Japanese name: キササゲ
Jasminum officinale
Japanese name: ソケイ
Lycium chinense
Japanese name: クコ