List of Lepidoptera that feed on poplars

List of Lepidoptera that feed on poplars

Poplars ("Populus" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Populus"

* Bucculatricidae
** "Bucculatrix staintonella"
* Gelechiidae
** "Chionodes terminimaculella"
* Drepanidae
** Figure of Eighty ("Tethea ocularis")

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Populus" and other plants

* Batrachedridae
** "Batrachedra praeangusta"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. malivorella"
*** "C. pruniella"
* Geometridae
** Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata")
** Clouded Border ("Lomaspilis marginata")
** Common Wave ("Cabera exanthemata")
** Common White Wave ("Cabera pusaria")
** Dotted Border ("Agriopis marginaria")
** The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
** Feathered Thorn ("Colotois pennaria")
** Grey Pug ("Eupithecia subfuscata")
** Purple Thorn ("Selenia tetralunaria")
** Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata")
** Scalloped Oak ("Crocallis elinguaria")
** Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Hepialidae
** Conifer Swift ("Korscheltellus gracilis")
** "Sthenopis purpurascens"
* Lymantriidae
** Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
** Gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar")
* Noctuidae
** The Brick ("Agrochola circellaris")
** Common Quaker ("Orthosia cerasi")
** Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
** Hebrew Character ("Orthosia gothica")
** The Miller ("Acronicta leporina")
** Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
** The Nutmeg ("Discestra trifolii")
** Poplar Grey ("Acronicta megacephala")
** Svensson's Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra berbera") - recorded on aspens
* Notodontidae
** Buff-tip ("Phalera bucephala")
** Coxcomb Prominent ("Ptilodon capucina")
** Poplar Kitten ("Furcula bifida")
** Rough Prominent ("Nadata gibbosa")
* Nymphalidae
** American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple, "Limenitis arthemis" - prefers Quaking Aspen ("P. tremuloides") over Eastern Cottonwood ("P. deltoides"), Bigtooth Aspen ("P. grandidentata"), and Ontario Balsam Poplar ("P. balsamifera")
** Viceroy Butterfly ("Limenitis archippus")
* Papilionidae
** Eastern tiger swallowtail ("Papilio glaucus") - recorded on cottonwoods
* Saturniidae
** Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")
** Pandora Pinemoth ("Coloradia pandora") - recorded on aspens
* Sphingidae
** Poplar Hawk-moth ("Laothoe populi")
** Twin-spotted Sphinx ("Smerinthus jamaicensis")

External links

* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]


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