List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms

Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on brooms

• Coleophoridae
  • Several species of Coleophora case-bearers:
    • C. bilineatella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)
    • C. genistae - only on Genista anglica
    • C. saturatella
    • C. trifariella
    • C. vibicella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on brooms among other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes distinctella
• Geometridae
  • Double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
  • Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Streak (Chesias legatella)
• Noctuidae
  • Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)

External links[]

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