List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rubus
Rubus species (brambles, blackberry-like plants) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera.
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Rubus:
- Coleophoridae
- Coleophora thulea – only known from cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Drepanidae
- Thyatira batis (peach blossom)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Rubus among other plants:
- Arctiidae
- Arctia caja (garden tiger moth)
- Spilosoma luteum (buff ermine) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Coleophoridae
- Coleophora plumbella – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Coleophora potentillae
- Drepanidae
- Habrosyne pyritoides (buff arches) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes viduella – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Geometridae
- Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet)
- Chloroclystis v-ata (the v-pug)
- Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (the engrailed) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupithecia pusillata (juniper pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Hepialidae
- Korscheltellus lupulina (common swift)
- Hesperiidae
- Pyrgus alveus (large grizzled skipper)
- Pyrgus malvae (grizzled skipper) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth) – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Cosmia trapezina (the dun-bar)
- Diarsia mendica (ingrailed clay) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Diarsia rubi (small square-spot) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Euplexia lucipara (small angle shades) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupsilia transversa (the satellite)
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Noctua janthina (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Xestia triangulum (double square-spot) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Oecophoridae
- Alabonia geoffrella – recorded in dead twigs of blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus section Rubus)
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
- Tortricidae
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Rubus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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