Anarta (Calocestra) melanopa (Thunberg, 1791)

Japanese name: コイズミヨトウ

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: Anarta (Calocestra) melanopa (Thunberg, 1791)
Japanese name: コイズミヨトウ
Group: Moth
Family: Noctuidae (ヤガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 4

Summary

Anarta (Calocestra) melanopa (Thunberg, 1791) 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: Noctuidae (ヤガ科).

Recorded larval host plants

Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum
Japanese name: ガンコウラン
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Japanese name: コケモモ
Arctous alpinus var. japonicus
Japanese name: ウラシマツツジ
Vaccinium uliginosum var. japonicum
Japanese name: クロマメノキ