Mulberry Spotted Moth - Mulberry Spotted Moth

Japanese: クワゴマダラヒトリ - くわごまだらひとり
Mulberry Spotted Moth - Mulberry Spotted Moth

A moth belonging to the order Lepidoptera and the family Arctiidae. The wingspan of males is about 40 mm, while females are about 50 mm. Sexes differ in size and color. Males have black-brown wings with a row of black markings. Females have numerous black markings on a yellowish-white background. The abdomen is reddish-yellow, but males are blackish. They emerge once a year, with adults appearing around September. They often fly to lights. They are found from Hokkaido to Yakushima Island and on the Chinese mainland. The larvae are blackish hairy caterpillars with a row of thin white markings on their backs and orange-yellow markings on each segment. They parasitize many trees, including chestnuts, oaks, willows, and cherry trees, but are known as pests of mulberry trees. When young, they live in groups, spinning silk to build nests. In July, they make thin cocoons with brown hairs between the leaves and pupate. They overwinter as young larvae.

[Hiroshi Inoue]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

昆虫綱鱗翅(りんし)目ヒトリガ科に属するガ。はねの開張は雄40ミリメートル内外、雌50ミリメートル内外。雌雄によって、大きさのほか色彩がまったく異なる。雄のはねは黒褐色で、黒紋を連ねる。雌は黄白色の地に多数の黒紋をもつ。腹部は赤黄色であるが、雄では黒みを帯びる。年1回の発生で、9月ごろ成虫が出現する。よく灯火に飛来する。北海道から屋久(やく)島までと、中国大陸に分布する。幼虫は黒っぽい毛虫で、背面に細長い白紋を連ね、各節に橙黄(とうこう)色紋をもつ。クリ、コナラ、ヤナギ、サクラなど多くの樹木に寄生するが、クワの害虫として知られている。若齢の間は糸を吐いて巣をつくり、集団生活をする。7月ごろ葉間に茶褐色の体毛を混ぜた薄い繭をつくって蛹化(ようか)する。若齢幼虫で越冬する。

[井上 寛]

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