Red Tomoe - Red Tomoe

…The larvae feed on the leaves of the silk tree. In addition to the difference between males and females, there is a considerable difference in the markings of the moths in this genus between the first generation that appears in May and June and the second generation that appears in summer and autumn. In particular, the first generation of the male black-tailed moth is light green-brown in both sexes and lacks the Tomoe-shaped markings, and it has sometimes been called the red-tailed tomoe. In addition to the above two species, there are other species in the Noctuidae family that have similar Tomoe-shaped marks, such as the large Tomoe and the white-striped Tomoe, but they are considered to be in separate genera. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Akairotomoe" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…幼虫はネムノキの葉を食べる。雌雄の差異のほか，この属のガは，5,6月に現れる1化の個体と，夏秋に現れる2化の個体では斑紋に相当な相違があり，とくにオスグロトモエの1化の個体では雌雄ともに明るい緑褐色を呈し，巴状紋を欠いていて，アカイロトモエと呼ばれたこともある。なお，同じくヤガ科のうちにオオトモエ，シロスジトモエなど，上記2種のほかにも類似の巴状紋をもつ種があるが，別属とされている。…

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