Overview
- Scientific name
- Xylena formosa (Butler, 1878)
- Japanese name
- キバラモクメキリガ
- Group
- Moth
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Recorded larval host plants
- 20
- Adult season
- 11~4月
Xylena formosa (Butler, 1878)
Summary
Xylena formosa (Butler, 1878) 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: 11~4月.
Recorded larval host plants
- Quercus acutissima
- Quercus dentata
- Quercus variabilis
- Quercus serrata
- Quercus glauca
- Magnolia stellata
- Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta
- サクラ
- Pisum sativum
- Cytisus scoparius
- Macleaya cordata
- Fallopia japonica
- Rumex japonicus
- Arctium lappa
- Helianthus tuberosus
- Nicotiana tabacum
- Dendrobium moniliforme
- Celtis sinensis
- 草本
- 木本
Original source note
11~4月