Species name Erygia apicalis Guenee アカテンクチバ,Cat.4292
Erygia apicalis Guenee, 1852, Hist. Nat. Insectes, Spec. gen. Lepid. 7: 50
Calicula exempta Walker, 1858
Calicula squamiplena Walker, 1858
Erygia usta Walker, 1865
Dianthoecia geometroides Wlker, 1865
Sypna watanabii Holland, 1889
Erygia apicalis tamsi Hulstaert, 1924
Erygia apicalis Guenee; Holloway, 1976
Geographical range Indo-Australian tropics to Japan, Queensland and the Solomons. The species is common in the lowland in a wide range of habitats, including dry heath forest and softwood plantations, and extends with decreasing frequency to as high as 2100m. (Moths of Borneo Part15&16 p131)
インドから. 東南アジアに広く分布. 日本ではおよそ東北地方から九州に至る本土域と対馬, 屋久島および沖縄本島に産する.
Distribution map
Biology 幼虫はフジ, クズ等マメ科植物につく.
Flying season 本土では4-9月に出現する.
♂の触角はわずかに葉片状, 前頭部には垂直に鈍い稜を形成する. 前翅後縁には後縁角付近に鱗片を生ずる. 前翅の内横線に沿う帯状部と翅頂に近い半月状紋がやや目だつ.
Japan
 Japan
Taiwan
Borneo/
Malaysia
Borneo
Japan
 Male
Genitalia
 Male
Genitalia
 Female
Genitalia
References The Moths of Borneo Part 15&16 page 131