Erasmia pulchella Hope, 1841

Japanese name: サツマニシキ

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
Erasmia pulchella Hope, 1841
Japanese name
サツマニシキ
Group
Moth
Family
Zygaenidae (マダラガ科)
Recorded larval host plants
1
Adult season
成虫は6月下旬から出現し、6~7月に飛翔。幼虫は4月下旬にさなぎになり9~10月に再び葉書きをしながらも集まる

Summary

Erasmia pulchella Hope, 1841 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: Zygaenidae (マダラガ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 成虫は6月下旬から出現し、6~7月に飛翔。幼虫は4月下旬にさなぎになり9~10月に再び葉書きをしながらも集まる.

Recorded larval host plants

Original source note

成虫は6月下旬から出現し、6~7月に飛翔。幼虫は4月下旬にさなぎになり9~10月に再び葉書きをしながらも集まる