List of Lepidoptera that feed on Chenopodium
Goosefoots (Chenopodium spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on goosefoots
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. binotapennella
- C. clypeiferella – feeds only on white goosefoot (C. album)
- C. mausolella
- C. unipunctella
Polyphagous
Species which feed on goosefoots and other plants
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. annulatella
- C. lineapulvella – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album)
- C. saxicolella
- C. scaleuta
- C. sternipennella
- C. versurella
- Loxostege sticticalis – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album)
- Plain pug, Eupithecia simpliciata
- Heart and club, Agrotis clavis
- Nutmeg, Discestra trifolii
- Orache moth, Trachea atriplicis
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Chenopodium". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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