List of Lepidoptera that feed on Vaccinium
Vaccinium species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Vaccinium
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. glitzella – only on lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- C. idaeella – only on lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- C. murinella
- C. uliginosella – only on bog bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- C. vaccinivorella
- C. vitisella – only on lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Vaccinium and other plants
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. plumbella – recorded on bog bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- C. vacciniella
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes viduella – recorded on bog bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- Geometridae
- Alcis repandata (mottled beauty)
- Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet)
- Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Eupithecia succenturiata (bordered pug) – recorded on bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Eupithecia vulgata (common pug) – recorded on bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Itame argillacearia (blueberry spanworm) – recorded on lowbush blueberry (V. angustifolium) and others
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Noctuidae
- Diarsia mendica (ingrailed clay)
- Diarsia rubi (small square-spot)
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
- Pyralidae
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Vaccinium". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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