Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)

Japanese name: エビガラスズメ

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: Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Japanese name: エビガラスズメ
Group: Moth
Family: Sphingidae (スズメガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 7
Adult season: 5〜11月

Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) photograph

Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)

Summary

Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) 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).

Adult season in the source dataset: 5〜11月.

Recorded larval host plants

Ipomoea batatas
Japanese name: サツマイモ
Calystegia pubescens f. major
Japanese name: ヒルガオ
Sesamum indicum
Japanese name: ゴマ
Dolichos lablab
Japanese name: フジマメ
Vigna angularis var. angularis
Japanese name: アズキ
Nicotiana tabacum
Japanese name: タバコ
Ocimum basilicum
Japanese name: メボウキ

Original source note

5〜11月