Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on hawthorns

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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
  • Coleophora trigeminella

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)
• 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". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Crataegus&sort=Family.