List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rubus

Rubus species (brambles, blackberry-like plants) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera.

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Rubus:

• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora thulea – only known from cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
• Drepanidae
  • Thyatira batis (peach blossom)

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Rubus among other plants:

• Arctiidae
  • Arctia caja (garden tiger moth)
  • Spilosoma luteum (buff ermine) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora plumbella – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
  • Coleophora potentillae
• Drepanidae
  • Habrosyne pyritoides (buff arches) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes viduella – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
• Geometridae
  • Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
  • Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet)
  • Chloroclystis v-ata (the v-pug)
  • Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (the engrailed) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Eupithecia pusillata (juniper pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
  • Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
  • Operophtera brumata (winter moth) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
• Hepialidae
  • Korscheltellus lupulina (common swift)
• Hesperiidae
  • Pyrgus alveus (large grizzled skipper)
  • Pyrgus malvae (grizzled skipper) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
  • Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth) – recorded on cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
  • Cosmia trapezina (the dun-bar)
  • Diarsia mendica (ingrailed clay) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
  • Diarsia rubi (small square-spot) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Euplexia lucipara (small angle shades) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Eupsilia transversa (the satellite)
  • Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Noctua janthina (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing)
  • Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on raspberry (R. idaeus)
  • Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
  • Xestia triangulum (double square-spot) – recorded on blackberry (R. fruticosus)
• Oecophoridae
  • Alabonia geoffrella – recorded in dead twigs of blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus section Rubus)
• Saturniidae
  • Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
• Tortricidae
  • Syndemis musculana

External links[]

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