National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Invasive Species Database Japanese | English
  1. Invasive Species of Japan Home >
  2. List of Alien Species in Japan >
  3. Lepidopterans
Invasive Species Database of Japan
Biodiversity Events
Invasive Species of Japan List of alien species in Japan Online Resources
StatusEstEstablished in Japan
?Ambiguous
PastFormerly established in Japan
Laws ISControled as Invasive Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
USControled as Uncategrized Alien Species (the Invasive Alien Species Act)
LCControled by local regulations
Alert lists 100W100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species 100J100 of the Japan's Worst Invasive Alien Species
Table of Contents | Mammals & Birds | Reptiles & Amphibians | Fishes | Beetles | Lepidopterans | Other insects | Other arthropods | Molluscs | Other animals | Non-angiosperm plants | Fabaceae | Other schizopetalous (1) | Other schizopetalous (2) | Other schizopetalous (3) | Asteraceae | Other gamopetalous | Poaceae | Other monocots | Other organisms

Lepidopterans (provisional list)

Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Pachiopta aristolochiae Est [1],[45]
Sericinus montela EstLC [1],[2],[45]
Appias lyncida formosana Est [1]
Leptosia nina niobe Est [1]
Pieris brassicae Est [1],[2]
Pieris rapae Est [1],[21],[23],[45]
Athyma perius Est [1],[45]
Cupha erymanthis Est [1]
Hestina assimilis EstLC [2],[29]
Phalanta phalantha Est [1],[45]
Daphnis nerii Est [1],[45]
Anatrachyntis rileyi Est [1]
Phthorimaea operculella Est [1],[23],[45]
Sitotroga cerealella Est [1],[2],[45]
Anchonoma xaraula Est [1]
Yponomeuta malinellus Est [1]
Erionota torus Est [1],[23],[45]
Hasora badra badra Est [1]
Suastus gremius Est [1],[23],[45]
Thymelicus lineola Est [1],[2]
Grapholita dimorpha Est [1],[45]
Grapholita molesta Est [1],[45]
Ptycholomoides aeriferana Est [5]
Statherotis discana Est [1],[23],[45]
Nemapogon granellus Est [1]
Opogona sacchari Est [1]
Tinea translucens Est [1]
Tineola bisselliella Est [1]
Trichophaga tapetzella Est [1]
Conopomorpha litchiella Est [1],[23],[45]
Conopomorpha sinensis Est [1],[23]
Darna pallivitta Est Cryptogenic [1],[23]
Parasa lepida Est100J [1],[23]
Artona martini Est [1]
Aglossa dimidiata Est [1],[2]
Corcyra cephalonica Est [1],[23]
Crocidolomia binotalis Est [1],[45]
Doloessa viridis Est [1]
Cadra cautella (Ephestia cautella) Est [1],[2],[45]
Ephestia elutella Est [1]
Ephestia kuehniella Est [1],[45]
Leucimodes orbonalis Est [1],[23],[45]
Omphisa anastomosalis Est [1],[23],[45]
Paralipsa gularis Est [1]
Parallelia palumba Est [1],[23]
Parapediasia teterrella Est [1],[23],[45]
Plodia interpunctella Est [1]
Pyralis farinalis Est [1]
Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Scirpophaga incertulas Est [1],[2],[45]
Hyphantria cunea Est100J [1],[2],[45]
Autographa gamma Est [1],[45]
Chlumetia brevisigna Est [1],[23],[45]
Helicoverpa armigera Est Cryptogenic [1]
Pericyma cruegeri Est [1],[45]
Peridroma saucia Est [5]
Species name StatusLegal controlAlert Notes ReferencesTop
Back to top of the page



Contact:
Dr. Koichi Goka <invasive (at) nies.go.jp>
Invasive Species Research Team, Environmental Risk Research Center,
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
Replace “(at)” with “@”.