List of Lepidoptera that feed on beets

Beets (Beta vulgaris) are used as a food plant by the larvae of several Lepidoptera species including:

• Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
• Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)
• Flame (Axylia putris)
• Flame shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
• Garden dart (Euxoa nigricans)
• Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli)
• Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
• Hypercompe indecisa
• Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba)
• Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
• Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
• Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)

External links[]

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