List of Lepidoptera that feed on Helianthus
Helianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Helianthus
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
- B. fusicola
- B. illecebrosa
- B. longula - only on sunflower (H. annuus)
- B. needhami
- B. simulans - only on sunflower (H. annuus)
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
- Noctuidae
- Schinia avemensis - only on prairie sunflower (H. petiolaris)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Helianthus and other plants
- Arctiidae
- Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
- Hypercompe albicornis
- Coleophoridae
- Geometridae
- Juniper pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
- Hepialidae
- Common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
- Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli)
- Noctuidae
- Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- Grey chi (Antitype chi)
- Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)
- Nymphalidae
- Bordered patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Tortricidae
- Banded sunflower moth (Cochylis hospes)
- Sunflower bud moth (Suleima helianthana)
- Sunflower moth (Homoeosoma nebulella)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Helianthus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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