List of Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus

Sorbus species (rowans, whitebeams and allies) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths). These include:

  • Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
  • Coleophoridae
    • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
      • C. anatipennella – leaves – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia), and possibly others
      • C. cerasivorella – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia)
      • C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer)
  • Geometridae
    • Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) – recorded on rowans
    • Cabera pusaria (common white wave) – recorded on rowans
    • Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet) – recorded on rowans
    • Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn) – recorded on rowans
    • Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on rowans
    • Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed) – recorded on rowans
    • Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth) – recorded on rowans
    • Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
    • Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
    • Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug) – recorded on rowans
    • Geometra papilionaria (large emerald) – recorded on rowans
    • Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on rowans
    • Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald) – recorded on rowans
    • Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on rowans
    • Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
    • Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth) – recorded on rowans
  • Lymantriidae
    • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
    • Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
  • Noctuidae
    • Acronicta leporina (miller)
    • Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
    • Acronicta tridens (dark dagger) – recorded on rowans
    • Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's copper underwing) – recorded on rowans
    • Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing) – recorded on wild service tree (S. torminalis)
    • Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar) – recorded on rowans
    • Eupsilia transversa (satellite) – recorded on rowans
    • Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on rowans
    • Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on rowans
  • Nolidae
    • Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
  • Notodontidae
    • Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) – recorded on rowans
  • Saturniidae
    • Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
  • Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Sorbus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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