Orthosia limbata (Butler, 1879)

Japanese name: シロヘリキリガ

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: Orthosia limbata (Butler, 1879)
Japanese name: シロヘリキリガ
Group: Moth
Family: Noctuidae (ヤガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 8
Adult season: 3~5月

Orthosia limbata (Butler, 1879) photograph

Orthosia limbata (Butler, 1879)

Summary

Orthosia limbata (Butler, 1879) 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).

Adult season in the source dataset: 3~5月.

Recorded larval host plants

Malus pumila var. domestica
Japanese name: リンゴ
サクラ
Japanese name: サクラ
Quercus acutissima
Japanese name: クヌギ
Quercus serrata
Japanese name: コナラ
Quercus glauca
Japanese name: アラカシ
Quercus dentata
Japanese name: カシワ
Elaeagnus pungens
Japanese name: ナワシログミ
Salix babylonica var. babylonica
Japanese name: シダレヤナギ

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Original source note

3~5月