List of Lepidoptera that feed on Cirsium
Cirsium thistle species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. paripennella
- C. peribenanderi – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense) and probably others
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Eupithecia absinthiata (wormwood pug) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Eupithecia centaureata (lime-speck pug)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Noctuidae
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Noctua comes (lesser yellow underwing)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character) – recorded on creeping thistle (C. arvense)
- Polygonia c-album (comma)
- Pyralidae
- Myelois circumvoluta (thistle ermine)
- Sphingidae
- Macroglossum stellatarum (hummingbird hawk-moth)[1]
References[]
- ^ Tartaglia, Elena S. & Handel, Steven N. "Nectar Plant Preferences of Hemaris (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) on Co-Occurring Native Cirsium and Non-Native Centaurea (Asteraceae) Inflorescences".
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Cirsium". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
- Cirsium