Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on Galium
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Galium species (bedstraws) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Galium
- Geometridae
- Epirrhoe alternata (common carpet)
- Eulithis pyraliata (barred straw)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Galium among other plants
- Geometridae
- Eupithecia centaureata (lime-speck pug)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug)
- Eupithecia vulgata (common pug)
- Idaea aversata (riband wave)
- Orthonama obstipata (gem) – leaves
- Semiothisa clathrata (latticed heath)
- Xanthorhoe montanata (silver-ground carpet)
- Noctuidae
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
- Axylia putris (flame)
- Cucullia umbratica (shark) – recorded on lady's bedstraw (G. verum)
- Eugnorisma glareosa (autumnal rustic)
- Ochropleura plecta (flame shoulder)
- Xestia xanthographa (square-spot rustic)
- Sphingidae
- Deilephila elpenor (elephant hawk-moth)
- Macroglossum stellatarum (hummingbird hawk-moth)
- Hyles gallii (bedstraw hawk-moth)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Galium". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Galium&sort=Family.
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