List of Lepidoptera that feed on goldenrods
Goldenrods, Solidago species, are used as food plants by the larvae (caterpillars) of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Solidago
- Bucculatricidae ribbed cocoon makers:
- B. magnella
- B. niveella
- B. solidaginella
- B. speciosa
- Coleophora case-bearers:
- C. puberuloides
- C. ramosella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
- C. rugosae - feeds on S. rugosa
- C. solidaginella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
- C. triplicis - feeds on S. sempervirens
- Polyphagous species which feed on Solidago among other plants
- Bucculatrix angustata
- Coleophora case-bearers:
- Cremastobombycia solidaginis
- Common pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
- Dot moth (Melanchra persicariae)
- Golden-rod pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
- Grey pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
- Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Schinia species
- Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- V-pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
- Wormwood pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Solidago" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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