List of Lepidoptera that feed on Atriplex
Atriplex species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including:
- Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Atriplex
- Coleophora — case-bearers:
- C. crassicornella (feeds on A. halimus)
- C. moeniacella (feeds on )
- C. plurifoliella (feeds on A. halimus)
- C. serinipennella
- C. vestianella
- Polyphagous species which feed on Atriplex among other plants
- Blood-vein (Timandra griseata)
- Chrysoesthia drurella
- Coleophora — case-bearers:
- C. adspersella
- C. annulatella
- C. atriplicis
- C. parthenica (recorded on A. halimus)
- C. salinella
- C. saxicolella
- C. sternipennella
- C. versurella (recorded on A. littoralis)
- Nutmeg moth — (Discestra trifolii)
- Mojave sootywing — (Hesperopsis libya)
See also[]
- Atriplex species
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Atriplex". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Atriplex
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food