List of Lepidoptera that feed on Polygonum

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Polygonum species (knotweeds) are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Polygonum

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Polygonum and other plants

  • Gelechiidae
  • Geometridae
    • Idaea aversata (riband wave)
    • Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
    • Orthonama obstipata (gem) – leaves
    • Timandra comae (blood-vein)
  • Noctuidae
    • Agrotis clavis (heart and club)
    • Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
    • Axylia putris (flame)
    • Euxoa nigricans (garden dart)
    • Melanchra persicariae (dot moth)
    • Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character)

External links[]

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