Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Japanese name: オビカレハ

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: Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Japanese name: オビカレハ
Group: Moth
Family: Lasiocampidae (カレハガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 14

Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758) photograph

Malacosoma neustrium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Summary

Malacosoma neustrium (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: Lasiocampidae (カレハガ科).

Recorded larval host plants

サクラ類
Japanese name: サクラ類
イコリヤナギ
Japanese name: イコリヤナギ
サクラ
Japanese name: サクラ
Prunus persica
Japanese name: モモ
Prunus mume
Japanese name: ウメ
Malus pumila var. domestica
Japanese name: リンゴ
コヤナギ
Japanese name: コヤナギ
Salix integra
Japanese name: イヌコリヤナギ
Populus nigra var. italica
Japanese name: セイヨウハコヤナギ
Quercus crispula var. crispula
Japanese name: ミズナラ
Quercus dentata
Japanese name: カシワ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ
Alnus japonica
Japanese name: ハンノキ
Salix gracilistyla
Japanese name: ネコヤナギ

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