List of Lepidoptera that feed on rhododendrons
Rhododendron species are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of the order Lepidoptera, including:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. ledi
- C. multicristatella - recorded on R. canadense
- C. vacciniella - recorded on R. hirsutum
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Scalloped hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Lymantriidae
- Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) - only as a food plant of last resort during outbreak conditions
- Noctuidae
- Copper underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
- Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
- Gothic (Naenia typica)
- Svensson's copper underwing (Amphipyra berbera)
- Saturniidae
External links
- "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Rhododendron" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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