Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on Artemisia

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Artemisia species (wormwoods, mugworts and sagebrushes) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Artemisia - they are monophagous

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. absinthii
    • B. andalusica
    • B. artemisiella
    • B. atagina – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • B. benacicolella – only on A. alba
    • B. canariensis – only on A. canariensis
    • B. diffusella – only on sea wormwood (A. maritima)
    • B. herbalbella – only on white wormwood (A. herba-alba)
    • B. koebelella – only on California sagebrush (A. californica)
    • B. laciniatella – only on Siberian wormwood (A. laciniata)
    • B. leptalea – only on tarragon (A. dranunculus)
    • B. noltei – only on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • B. pannonica – only on sea wormwood (A. maritima)
    • B. ratisbonensis – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • B. salutatoria – only on common sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. seorsa – only on common sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. tridenticola – only on common sagebrush (A. tridentata)
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. absinthii – only on absinth wormwood (A. absinthium)
    • C. amentastra – only on A. turanica
    • C. artemisicolella – only on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • C. artemisiella – only on sea wormwood (A. maritima)
    • C. directella – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. dubiella
    • C. granulatella – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. guttella – only on A. turanica
    • C. polynella – only on A. turanica
    • C. settarii – only on A. crithmifolia
    • C. solenella – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. succursella – only on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. yomogiella
    • C. zhusani – only on A. turanica
• Noctuidae
  • Schinia accessa (angle-lined flower moth) – only on common sagebrush (A. tridentata)
  • Schinia cumatilis (silver-banded gem) – only on fringed sagebrush (A. frigida)
  • Schinia nuchalis (spotted clover moth) – on field wormwood (A. campestris), tarragon (A. dracunculus) and possibly others

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Artemisia and other plants - they are polyphagous

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. arnicella – recorded on common sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. fatigatella – recorded on field wormwood (A. campestris)
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. albicella – recorded on A. caerulescens
    • C. caelebipennella – recorded on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. ditella – recorded on field wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. gardesanella
    • C. kurokoi – recorded on Japanese mugwort (A. princeps)
    • C. trochilella – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • C. vibicigerella
• Crambidae
  • Dolicharthria punctalis – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes distinctella – recorded on field wormwood (A. campestris)
• Geometridae
  • Chloroclystis v-ata (V-pug) – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Eupithecia absinthiata (wormwood pug)
  • Eupithecia centaureata (lime-speck pug)
  • Eupithecia icterata (tawny speckled pug)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug)
  • Eupithecia succenturiata (bordered pug) – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Eupithecia vulgata (common pug)
  • Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
  • Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth) – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Antitype chi (grey chi) – recorded on common wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Naenia typica (Gothic)

External links

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