Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847) | Moth profile from Japan

Overview

Scientific name: Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847)
Japanese name: ヒルガオハモグリガ
Group: Moth
Family: Bedelliidae (ヒルガオハモグリガ科)
Recorded larval host plants: 6
Adult season: 7月〜11月

Summary

Bedellia somnulentella (Zeller, 1847) 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: Bedelliidae (ヒルガオハモグリガ科).

Adult season in the source dataset: 7月〜11月.

Recorded larval host plants

Ipomoea batatas
Japanese name: サツマイモ
Ipomoea nil
Japanese name: アサガオ
Ipomoea purpurea
Japanese name: マルバアサガオ
Calystegia pubescens f. major
Japanese name: ヒルガオ
Calystegia soldanella
Japanese name: ハマヒルガオ
Ipomoea indica
Japanese name: ノアサガオ