Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on clovers

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Clovers, Trifolium species, are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Trifolium

• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. argentifimbriata
    • C. deauratella – only on red clover (T. pratense)
    • C. mayrella – only on white clover (T. repens)
    • C. spissicornis

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Trifolium and other plants

• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. alcyonipennella
    • C. frischella – recorded on white clover (T. repens)
• Crambidae
  • Dolicharthria punctalis
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes lugubrella – recorded on white clover (T. repens)
• Geometridae
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)
  • Eupithecia centaureata (lime-speck pug)
  • Eupithecia pusillata (juniper pug) – Americas only
  • Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel)
  • Semiothisa clathrata (latticed heath)
• Hepialidae
  • Wiseana cervinata
• Hesperiidae
  • Pyrgus malvae (grizzled skipper) – recorded on red clover (T. pratense)
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis clavis (heart and club)
  • Agrotis segetum (turnip moth)
  • Axylia putris (flame)
  • Discestra trifolii (nutmeg)
  • Euxoa nigricans (garden dart)
  • Ochropleura plecta (flame shoulder)
  • Schinia jaguarina (jaguar flower moth)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
• Zygaenidae
  • Zygaena filipendulae (six-spot burnet)

External links

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