List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions
Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia
Dandelions (Taraxacum species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
- Arctiidae
- Hypercompe scribonia (giant leopard moth)
- Geometridae
- Idaea aversata (riband wave)
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Hepialidae
- Triodia sylvina (orange swift)
- Noctuidae
- Antitype chi (grey chi)
- Axylia putris (flame)
- Cucullia umbratica (shark)
- Discestra trifolii (nutmeg)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
- Tortricidae
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Taraxacum" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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