List of Lepidoptera that feed on buckthorns

Buckthorns (Rhamnus species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Rhamnus

Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
  - B. alaternella - only on Italian buckthorn (R. alaternus)
  - B. frangutella
  - B. pseudosylvella - only on rock buckthorn (R. saxatilis)
  - B. rhamniella
Pieridae
- Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
- Powdered brimstone (G. farinosa)
- Common brimstone (G. rhamni)

Species which feed on Rhamnus and other plants

Arctiidae
- Common footman (Eilema lurideola)
Coleophoridae
- Coleophora ahenella
Geometridae
- Common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
- Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica)
- Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
Noctuidae
- Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
- Dark dagger (Acronicta tridens)
- Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
Saturniidae
- Emperor moth (Pavonia pavonia)

"Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Rhamnus" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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