List of Lepidoptera that feed on oaks

List of Lepidoptera that feed on oaks

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Quercus"

* Bucculatricidae
** Several "Bucculatrix" leaf-miner species:
*** "B. ainsliella"
*** "B. albertiella"
*** "B. amiculella"
*** "B. cerina"
*** "B. domicola" - only on Pin Oak ("Q. palustris")
*** "B. litigiosella"
*** "B. luteella" - only on White Oak ("Q. alba")
*** "B. ochrisuffusa" - only on White Oak ("Q. alba")
*** "B. recognita" - only on Bur Oak ("Q. macrocarpa")
*** "B. zophopasta" - only on Garry Oak ("Q. garryana")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes" spp.:
*** "C. acrina"
*** "C. bicostomaculella"
*** "C. chrysopyla"
*** "C. formosella"
*** "C. fuscomaculella"
*** "C. gilvomaculella"
*** "C. pereyra"
*** "C. petalumensis" - only on Valley Oak ("Q. lobata")
*** "C. raspyon"
*** "C. trichostola"
*** "C. trophella"
*** "C. vanduzeei" - only on Coast Live Oak ("Q. agrifolia")
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. bipennella"
*** "C. discostriata"
*** "C. levantis"
*** "C. melanograpta"
*** "C. quercicola" - only on Mongolian Oak ("Q. mongolica")
*** "C. querciella"
* Geometridae
** Blotched Emerald ("Comibaena bajularia")
* Notodontidae
** California oakworm or California oak moth ("Phryganidia californica") - only on Coast Live Oak ("Q. agrifolia")

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Quercus" and other plants

* Arctiidae
** Buff Ermine ("Spilosoma luteum")
** Common Footman ("Eilema lurideola")
* Bucculatricidae
** Several "Bucculatrix" leaf-miner species:
*** "B. packardella"
*** "B. quinquenotella" - recorded on Northern Red Oak ("Q. rubra")
*** "B. trifasciella" - recorded on Northern Red Oak ("Q. rubra")
*** "B. ulmella"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. albovanescens"
*** "C. anatipennella"
*** "C. atromarginata"
*** "C. currucipennella"
*** "C. flavipennella"
*** "C. ibipennella"
*** "C. lutipennella"
*** "C. palliatella"
*** "C. serratella" - recorded on Interior Live Oak ("Q. wislizenii")
* Drepanidae
** Oak Hook-tip ("Drepana binaria")
* Gelechiidae
** "Chionodes occidentella"
* Geometridae
** Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata")
** Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria")
** Common White Wave ("Cabera pusaria")
** Dotted Border ("Agriopis marginaria")
** The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
** Feathered Thorn ("Colotois pennaria")
** Light Emerald ("Campaea margaritata")
** Mottled Beauty ("Alcis repandata")
** Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
** November Moth ("Epirrita dilutata")
** Pale November Moth ("Epirrita christyi")
** Purple Thorn ("Selenia tetralunaria")
** Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata")
** Small Fan-footed Wave ("Idaea biselata")
** Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Hepialidae
** "Endoclita excrescens"
** "Endoclita sinensis"
** Ghost Moth ("Hepialus humuli")
* Lymantriidae
** Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
** Gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar")
** Yellow-tail ("Euproctis similis")
* Noctuidae
** Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
** Common Quaker ("Orthosia cerasi")
** Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra pyramidea")
** Dot Moth ("Melanchra persicariae") - recorded on Holm Oak ("Q. ilex")
** The Dun-bar ("Cosmia trapezina")
** Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
** Heart and Dart ("Agrotis exclamationis")
** Hebrew Character ("Orthosia gothica")
** The Miller ("Acronicta leporina")
** Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
** Pine Beauty ("Panolis flammea")
** The Satellite ("Eupsilia transversa")
** Small Angle Shades ("Euplexia lucipara")
** Square-spot Rustic ("Xestia xanthographa")
** Svensson's Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra berbera")
** The Sycamore ("Acronicta aceris") - recorded on Pedunculate Oak ("Q. robur")
* Notodontidae
** Buff-tip ("Phalera bucephala")
** Coxcomb Prominent ("Ptilodon capucina") - recorded on Pedunculate Oak ("Q. robur")
** Rough Prominent ("Nadata gibbosa")
* Saturniidae
** Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")
* Sphingidae
** Lime Hawk-moth ("Mimas tiliae")
* Thaumetopoeidae
** Pine Processionary ("Thaumetopoea pityocampa")

External links

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


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