List of Lepidoptera that feed on currants

Currants (Ribes species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Ribes

• Geometridae
  • Spinach (Eulithis mellinata)

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Ribes and other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
• Geometridae
  • Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
  • Common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Currant pug (Eupithecia assimilata)
  • Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) - recorded on redcurrant (R. rubrum)
  • Juniper pug (Eupithecia pusillata) - recorded on redcurrant (R. rubrum)
  • Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Mottled pug (Eupithecia exiguata) - recorded on redcurrant (R. rubrum)
  • Mottled umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • Scalloped hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
  • Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
  • Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
• Hepialidae
  • Common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
• Noctuidae
  • Dot moth (Melanchra persicariae)
  • Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • Grey chi (Antitype chi) - recorded on blackcurrant (R. nigrum)
  • Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica)
  • Mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) - recorded on redcurrant (R. rubrum)
  • Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) - recorded on redcurrant (R. rubrum)
  • Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Small angle shades (Euplexia lucipara)

External links[]

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