Basic Information

ID00000893
Insect Name (Latin)Palpifer sexnotatus
Insect Name (Japanese)シロテンコウモリ
Insect Rankspecies
Plant Name (Latin)Amorphophallus konjac
Plant Name (Japanese)コンニャク
Plant Rankspecies
Interaction TypeHost plant
ReferenceNasu Y, Hirowatari T, Sakamaki Y, Kishida Y (Eds.) (2023) Microlepidoptera of Japan, Gakken
Pages10

Taxonomy Information

OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyHepialoidea
FamilyHepialidae
Subfamily
Tribe
GenusPalpifer
Subgenus
Specific epithetsexnotatus
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyHepialoidea
FamilyHepialidae
Subfamily
Tribe
GenusPalpifer
Subgenus
Specific epithetsexnotatus
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
SubfamilyAroideae
Tribe
GenusAmorphophallus
Subgenus
Section
Series
Specific epithetkonjac

Detailed Information

Interaction TypeHost plant
Insect Development StageLarva/nymph
Plant Part
Interaction Details
Additional NotesThe plant name is described by Japanese name only (no scientific name appended). Described as 'not known domestically, but recorded overseas (outside Japan)'.
Special Notes
Management Information