List of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus
Rushes (Juncus species) are used as food plants by the larvae of several Lepidoptera species:
Monophagous[]
Species which feed exclusively on Juncus
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. acutiphaga – only on sharp rush (J. acutus)
- C. adjunctella
- C. alticolella
- C. bispinatella – only on Canadian rush (J. canadensis)
- C. caespititiella
- C. concolorella
- C. cratipennella
- C. dentiferoides – only on bayonet rush ()
- C. fagicorticella
- C. maritella
- C. maritimella – only on sea rush (J. maritimus)
- C. quadrilineella
- C. sexdentatella – only on Canadian rush (J. canadensis)
- C. taeniipennella
Polyphagous[]
Species which feed on Juncus and other plants
- Batrachedra arenosella (suspected; larval food habits not well known)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. glaucicolella
- C. viridicuprella – possibly monophagous on Juncus; recorded on compact rush (J. conglomeratus), common rush (J. effusus), saltmarsh rush (J. gerardii) and hard rush (J. inflexus), and perhaps others
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Juncus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
- Juncus