List of Lepidoptera that feed on plantains
Plantains (Plantago species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:
- Arctiidae
- Hypercompe cermelii
- Hypercompe scribonia (giant leopard moth)
- Spilosoma luteum (buff ermine)
- Crambidae
- Geometridae
- Idaea biselata (small fan-footed wave)
- Lycaenidae
- Candalides heathi (rayed blue)
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Noctuidae
- Agrotis exclamationis (heart and dart)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
- Mamestra brassicae (cabbage moth)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua comes (lesser yellow underwing)
- Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
- Ochropleura plecta (flame shoulder)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
- Xestia sexstrigata (six-striped rustic)
- Nymphalidae
- Junonia coenia (common buckeye)
- Junonia villida (meadow argus)
- Melitaea athalia (heath fritillary) – recorded on ribwort plantain (P. lanceolata), greater plantain (P. major), alpine plantain () and possibly others
- Melitaea aurelia (Nickerl's fritillary) – recorded on ribwort plantain (P. lanceolata)
- Melitaea cinxia (Glanville fritillary)
- Melitaea didyma (spotted fritillary) – recorded on ribwort plantain (P. lanceolata)
- Melitaea parthenoides (European meadow fritillary) – recorded on ribwort plantain (P. lanceolata) and others
External links[]
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Plantago". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
Categories:
- Lists of Lepidoptera by food
- Plantago