List of Lepidoptera that feed on oaks

Oaks, Quercus species, are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Quercus

Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
  - B. ainsliella
  - B. albertiella
  - B. amiculella
  - B. cerina
  - B. domicola – only on pin oak (Q. palustris)
  - B. litigiosella
  - B. luteella – only on white oak (Q. alba)
  - B. ochrisuffusa – only on white oak (Q. alba)
  - B. recognita – only on bur oak (Q. macrocarpa)
  - B. zophopasta – only on Garry oak (Q. garryana)
Gelechiidae
- Several Chionodes species:
  - C. acrina
  - C. bicostomaculella
  - C. chrysopyla
  - C. formosella – only on northern red oak (Q. rubra) and some others
  - C. fuscomaculella
  - C. gilvomaculella
  - C. pereyra
  - C. petalumensis – only on Garry oak (Q. garryana) and^[1]^[2] valley oak (Q. lobata)
  - C. raspyon
  - C. trichostola
  - C. trophella
  - C. vanduzeei – only on coast live oak (Q. agrifolia)
Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  - C. discostriata
  - C. levantis
  - C. melanograpta
  - C. quercicola – only on Mongolian oak (Q. mongolica)
  - C. querciella
Geometridae
- Comibaena bajularia (blotched emerald)
Lycaenidae
- Neozephyrus quercus
Noctuidae
- Catocala amica (girlfriend underwing) – possibly restricted to section Lobatae and section Quercus
Notodontidae
- Phryganidia californica (California oak moth) – only on coast live oak (Q. agrifolia) and some others

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Quercus and other plants

Arctiidae
- Eilema lurideola (common footman)
- Spilosoma luteum (buff ermine)
Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
  - B. packardella
  - B. quinquenotella – recorded on northern red oak (Q. rubra)
  - B. trifasciella – recorded on northern red oak (Q. rubra)
  - B. ulmella
Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  - C. albovanescens
  - C. anatipennella
  - C. atromarginata
  - C. currucipennella
  - C. flavipennella
  - C. ibipennella
  - C. lutipennella
  - C. palliatella
  - C. serratella – recorded on interior live oak (Q. wislizenii)^{[verification needed]}
Drepanidae
- Drepana binaria (oak hook-tip)
Gelechiidae
- Chionodes occidentella
Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (dotted border)
- Alcis repandata (mottled beauty)
- Cabera pusaria (common white wave)
- Campaea margaritata (light emerald)
- Campaea perlata (pale beauty)
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Selenia tetralunaria (purple thorn)
Hepialidae
- Endoclita excrescens
- Endoclita sinensis
- Hepialus humuli (ghost moth)
Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth)
Noctuidae
- Acronicta aceris (sycamore) – recorded on pedunculate oak (Q. robur)
- Acronicta leporina (miller)
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
- Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's copper underwing)
- Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
- Catocala delilah (Delilah underwing) – recorded on bur oak (Q. macrocarpa), Gambel oak (Q. gambeli) and perhaps others
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar)
- Euplexia lucipara (small angle shades)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on holm oak (Q. ilex)
- Orthosia cerasi (common Quaker)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character)
- Panolis flammea (pine beauty)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
- Xestia xanthographa (square-spot rustic)
Notodontidae
- Nadata gibbosa (rough prominent)
- Phalera bucephala (buff-tip)
- Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) – recorded on pedunculate oak (Q. robur)
Oecophoridae
- Esperia oliviella – recorded in dead twigs of oaks
Pyralidae
- Endotricha flammealis
Saturniidae
- Automeris io (Io moth)
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
Sphingidae
- Mimas tiliae (lime hawk-moth)
Thaumetopoeidae
- Thaumetopoea processionea (oak processionary)
Tortricidae
- Syndemis musculana

References[]

^ Brightwell, Eric (September 2018). "Those Useless Trees — The Valley Oak". Eric Brightwell.
^ Claud, Rouch. "Valley Oak". Sonny's Redwoods.

External links[]

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

[1] Brightwell, Eric (September 2018). "Those Useless Trees — The Valley Oak". Eric Brightwell.

[2] Claud, Rouch. "Valley Oak". Sonny's Redwoods.

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