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
Host plant search guides
Use these guide pages to find other Japanese insect records that use the same host plants.
- Quercus acutissima host plant insects
- Quercus dentata host plant insects
- Quercus variabilis host plant insects
- Quercus serrata host plant insects
- Quercus glauca host plant insects
- Japanese name: シデコブシ host plant insects
- Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) host plant insects
- Cherry trees (Cerasus / Prunus) host plant insects
- Japanese name: エンドウ host plant insects
- Japanese name: タケニグサ host plant insects
- Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) host plant insects
- Docks and sorrels (Rumex) host plant insects
- Dandelions and Asteraceae herbs host plant insects
- Japanese name: タバコ host plant insects
- Hackberries (Celtis) host plant insects
Original source note
11~4月