List of Lepidoptera that feed on buckthorns
Buckthorns (Rhamnus species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
Monophagous[]
Species which feed exclusively on Rhamnus
- Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- B. alaternella - only on Italian buckthorn (R. alaternus)
- B. frangutella
- B. pseudosylvella - only on rock buckthorn ()
- B. rhamniella
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- Pieridae
- Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
- (G. farinosa)
- Common brimstone (G. rhamni)
Polyphagous[]
Species which feed on Rhamnus and other plants
- Arctiidae
- Common footman (Eilema lurideola)
- Coleophoridae
- Geometridae
- Common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
- Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica)
- Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Noctuidae
- Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
- Dark dagger (Acronicta tridens)
- Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
- Saturniidae
- Emperor moth (Pavonia pavonia)
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Rhamnus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
- Rhamnus (plant)