List of Lepidoptera that feed on beets
Beets (Beta vulgaris) are used as a food plant by the larvae of several Lepidoptera species including:
- Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Garden dart (Euxoa nigricans)
- Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli)
- Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
- Hypercompe indecisa
- Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
- Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Beta Hostplant Species: vulgaris" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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