Ootomoe - Ootomoe

…In addition to the difference between males and females, there is a considerable difference in the markings of the first generation of moths that appear in May and June, and the second generation that appear 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 has sometimes been called the red-tailed moth. In addition to the two above, 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 a separate genera. [Sugi Shigeo]. …

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…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。【杉 繁郎】。…

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