List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions

Dandelions (Taraxacum species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

  • Arctiidae
    • Hypercompe scribonia (giant leopard moth)
  • Geometridae
    • Idaea aversata (riband wave)
    • Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
  • Hepialidae
    • Triodia sylvina (orange swift)
  • Noctuidae
    • Antitype chi (grey chi)
    • Axylia putris (flame)
    • Cucullia umbratica (shark)
    • Discestra trifolii (nutmeg)
    • Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
    • Naenia typica (gothic)
    • Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
    • Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
  • Tortricidae
Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
  • Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Taraxacum". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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