List of Lepidoptera that feed on hawthorns
Hawthorns (Crataegus species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Crataegus
- Batrachedridae
- Batrachedra curvilineella
- Coleophoridae
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Crataegus among other plants
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix bechsteinella
- Bucculatrix crataegi
- Bucculatrix pomifoliella
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
- C. anatipennella
- C. cerasivorella
- C. coracipennella
- C. hemerobiella
- C. nigricella
- C. siccifolia
- C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer)
- Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
- Drepanidae
- Habrosyne pyritoides (buff arches)
- Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (dotted border)
- Alcis repandata (mottled beauty)
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November moth)
- Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug)
- Eupithecia vulgata (common pug)
- Campaea margaritata (light emerald)
- Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet)
- Chloroclystis rectangulata (green pug)
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Lomographa bimaculata (white-pinion spotted) – leaves
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth)
- Ourapteryx sambucaria (swallow-tailed moth)
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria (willow beauty) – leaves
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (dark dagger)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar)
- Diarsia mendica (ingrailed clay)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua comes (lesser yellow underwing)
- Noctua janthina (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing)
- Xestia triangulum (double square-spot)
- Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
- Notodontidae
- Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent)
- Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American white admiral/red-spotted purple)
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
- Tortricidae
- "Cnephasia" jactatana (black-lyre leafroller moth)
- Enarmonia formosana (cherrybark tortrix) – on bark
- Yponomeutidae
- Scythropia crataegella (hawthorn moth)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Crataegus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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