Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus
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Sorbus species (rowans, whitebeams and allies) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths). These include:
- Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. anatipennella – leaves – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia), and possibly others
- C. cerasivorella – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia)
- C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) – recorded on rowans
- Cabera pusaria (common white wave) – recorded on rowans
- Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet) – recorded on rowans
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn) – recorded on rowans
- Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on rowans
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed) – recorded on rowans
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth) – recorded on rowans
- Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug) – recorded on rowans
- Geometra papilionaria (large emerald) – recorded on rowans
- Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on rowans
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald) – recorded on rowans
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on rowans
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth) – recorded on rowans
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta leporina (miller)
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (dark dagger) – recorded on rowans
- Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's copper underwing) – recorded on rowans
- Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing) – recorded on wild service tree (S. torminalis)
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar) – recorded on rowans
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite) – recorded on rowans
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on rowans
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on rowans
- Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
- Notodontidae
- Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) – recorded on rowans
- 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: Sorbus". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Sorbus&sort=Family.