List of Lepidoptera that feed on Helianthus

Helianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Helianthus

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
    • B. fusicola
    • B. illecebrosa
    • B. longula - only on sunflower (H. annuus)
    • B. needhami
    • B. simulans - only on sunflower (H. annuus)
• Noctuidae
  • Schinia avemensis - only on prairie sunflower (H. petiolaris)

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Helianthus and other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
  • Hypercompe albicornis
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora vernoniaeella
• Geometridae
  • Juniper pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
• Hepialidae
  • Common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
  • Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)
  • Grey chi (Antitype chi)
  • Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)
• Nymphalidae
  • Bordered patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
  • Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Tortricidae
  • Banded sunflower moth (Cochylis hospes)
  • Sunflower bud moth (Suleima helianthana)
  • Sunflower moth (Homoeosoma nebulella)

External links[]

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Helianthus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.