Overview
- Scientific name
- Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773])
- Japanese name
- シンジュサン
- Group
- Moth
- Family
- Saturniidae
- Recorded larval host plants
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Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773])
Summary
Samia cynthia (Drury, [1773]) 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: Saturniidae (ヤママユガ科).
Recorded larval host plants
- Styrax japonicus
- ヤマエノキ
- Celtis sinensis
- Viburnum odoratissimum var. awabuki
- クロトウゴマ
- Pueraria lobata subsp. lobata
- Ailanthus altissima
- Picrasma quassioides
- Phellodendron amurense var. amurense
- Zanthoxylum ailanthoides var. ailanthoides
- Tetradium glabrifolium var. glaucum
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta
- Malus pumila var. domestica
- Populus tremula var. sieboldii
- Rhamnella inaequilatera
- Staphylea japonica
- Ligustrum japonicum
- Ilex rotunda
- Rhus javanica var. chinensis
- Triadica sebifera
- Trachycarpus fortunei
- Quercus acutissima
- Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis
- Clerodendrum trichotomum var. trichotomum
Host plant search guides
Use these guide pages to find other Japanese insect records that use the same host plants.
- Styrax japonicus host plant insects
- Hackberries (Celtis) host plant insects
- Viburnum and Sambucus shrubs host plant insects
- Kudzu (Pueraria) host plant insects
- Citrus trees host plant insects
- Japanese pepper and Zanthoxylum host plant insects
- Japanese name: ハマセンダン host plant insects
- Camphor tree and Lauraceae host plant insects
- Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) host plant insects
- Apple trees (Malus) host plant insects
- Poplars and aspens host plant insects
- Ligustrum shrubs host plant insects
- Japanese name: クロガネモチ host plant insects
- Rhus javanica host plant insects
- Quercus acutissima host plant insects
- Japanese walnut (Juglans) host plant insects
- Clerodendrum trichotomum host plant insects