List of Lepidoptera that feed on chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. chrysanthemella
    • B. leucanthemella
• Geometridae
  • Orthonama obstipata (gem) – leaves
• Hepialidae
  • Hepialus humuli (ghost moth)
  • Korscheltellus lupulina (common swift)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis segetum (turnip moth)
  • Mamestra brassicae (cabbage moth)
  • Naenia typica (gothic)
  • Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
  • Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)

External links[]

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