Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on Chenopodium

Short description: none

Goosefoots (Chenopodium spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on goosefoots

Coleophoridae

• Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  • C. binotapennella
  • C. clypeiferella – feeds only on white goosefoot (C. album)
  • C. mausolella
  • C. unipunctella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on goosefoots and other plants

Coleophoridae

• Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  • C. annulatella
  • C. lineapulvella – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album)
  • C. saxicolella
  • C. scaleuta
  • C. sternipennella
  • C. versurella

Crambidae

• Loxostege sticticalis – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album)

Gelechiidae

• Chrysoesthia drurella

Geometridae

• Plain pug, Eupithecia simpliciata

Noctuidae

• Heart and club, Agrotis clavis
• Nutmeg, Discestra trifolii
• Orache moth, Trachea atriplicis

External links

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Chenopodium". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Chenopodium&sort=Family.