List of Lepidoptera that feed on pear trees

Pears (Pyrus species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:

Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
  - B. bechsteinella
  - B. crataegi
  - B. pomifoliella
  - B. pyrivorella
Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  - C. anatipennella – recorded on European pear (P. communis)
  - C. cerasivorella
  - C. hemerobiella
  - C. malivorella
  - C. paripennella
  - C. siccifolia
  - C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer) – recorded on European pear (P. communis)
Geometridae
- Chloroclystis rectangulata (green pug)
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)^{[verification needed]}
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Selenia tetralunaria (purple thorn)
Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (dark dagger)
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Orthosia cerasi (common Quaker)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
Tortricidae
- Enarmonia formosana (cherrybark tortrix) – on bark
- Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth)
- Cydia pomonella (codling moth)
Yponomeutidae
- Scythropia crataegella (hawthorn moth)^{[verification needed]}

External links[]

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