List of Lepidoptera that feed on Artemisia

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
  - 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 ()
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.