List of Lepidoptera that feed on ''Calluna''
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) is used as a food plant by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. juncicolella
- C. pyrrhulipennella
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
- Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Wormwood pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)
- Lycaenidae
- Silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
- Noctuidae
- Autumnal rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
- Dot moth (Melanchra persicariae)
- Ingrailed clay (Diarsia mendica)
- Lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes)
- Northern deep-brown dart (Aporophyla lueneburgensis)
- True lover's knot (Lycophotia porphyria)
- Saturniidae
- Emperor moth (Pavonia pavonia)
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Calluna" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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