List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions
Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
Dandelions (Taraxacum species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
- Arctiidae
- Hypercompe scribonia (giant leopard moth)
- Geometridae
- Idaea aversata (riband wave)
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Hepialidae
- Triodia sylvina (orange swift)
- Noctuidae
- Antitype chi (grey chi)
- Axylia putris (flame)
- Cucullia umbratica (shark)
- Discestra trifolii (nutmeg)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
- Tortricidae
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Taraxacum". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
- Taraxacum