List of Lepidoptera that feed on ''Polygonum''
Polygonum species (knotweeds) are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Polygonum
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Polygonum and other plants
- Gelechiidae
- Geometridae
- Idaea aversata (riband wave)
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Orthonama obstipata (gem) – leaves
- Timandra comae (blood-vein)
- Noctuidae
- Agrotis clavis (heart and club)
- Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
- Axylia putris (flame)
- Euxoa nigricans (garden dart)
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character)
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Polygonum" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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