Calliteara argentata (Butler, 1881)

Japanese name: スギドクガ

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: Calliteara argentata (Butler, 1881)
Japanese name: スギドクガ
Group: Moth
Family: Lymantriidae (ドクガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 7
Adult season: 5月

Summary

Calliteara argentata (Butler, 1881) 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: Lymantriidae (ドクガ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 5月.

Recorded larval host plants

Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese name: スギ
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Japanese name: ヒノキ
Platycladus orientalis
Japanese name: コノテガシワ
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Japanese name: サワラ
Cedrus deodara
Japanese name: ヒマラヤスギ
Quercus serrata
Japanese name: コナラ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ

Original source note

5月