Basic Information

ID00001585
Insect Name (Latin)Argyresthia beta
Insect Name (Japanese)モチツツジメムシガ
Insect Rankspecies
Plant Name (Latin)Rhododendron kaempferi var. kaempferi
Plant Name (Japanese)ヤマツツジ
Plant Rankvariety
Interaction TypeHost plant
ReferenceNasu Y, Hirowatari T, Sakamaki Y, Kishida Y (Eds.) (2023) Microlepidoptera of Japan, Gakken
Pages44

Taxonomy Information

OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyYponomeutoidea
FamilyArgyresthiidae
Subfamily
Tribe
GenusArgyresthia
Subgenus
Specific epithetbeta
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyYponomeutoidea
FamilyArgyresthiidae
Subfamily
Tribe
GenusArgyresthia
Subgenus
Specific epithetbeta
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
SubfamilyEricoideae
TribeRhodoreae
GenusRhododendron
Subgenus
Section
Series
Specific epithetkaempferi

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).
Special Notes
Management Information