Camptoloma interiorata - Camptoloma interiorata

Japanese: サラサヒトリ(更紗灯) - サラサヒトリ（英語表記）Camptoloma interiorata

An insect of the family Arctiidae in the order Lepidoptera. Wing span is 3-3.5cm. It is a medium-sized moth, with males having longer and thinner forewings than females. Its Japanese name means "Tiger Moth with a Sarasa Pattern." Its wings are orange-yellow with four black lines on the forewings, which are bright red from the outer edge to the base of the wing. Males have a large sound-producing organ at the base of their abdomen, but its function has not yet been studied. Females have a thick abdomen with a tuft of red hairs at the end, which they use to cover the egg mass when laying eggs. It is found in Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, the Korean Peninsula, and China. The larvae parasitize oak trees such as sawtooth oak, Japanese oak, and chestnut.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鱗翅目ヒトリガ科の昆虫。翅の開張3～3.5cm。中型のガで，雄は前翅が雌より細長い。和名は更紗模様をしたヒトリガの意。翅は橙黄色で前翅には黒線が4本あり，外縁から翅底部にかけて鮮やかな赤色。雄の腹部基部には大きな発音器があるが，その働きについてはまだ研究されていない。雌は腹部が太く，末端に紅色毛の束があり，産卵のときこの毛で卵塊を覆う。本州，四国，九州，対馬，朝鮮半島，中国に分布する。幼虫はクヌギ，ナラ，カシなどに寄生する。

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