List of Lepidoptera that feed on beets
- List of Lepidoptera that feed on beets
Beets ("Beta vulgaris") are used as a food plant by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
*Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
*Cabbage Moth ("Mamestra brassicae")
*The Flame ("Axylia putris")
*Flame Shoulder ("Ochropleura plecta")
*Garden Dart ("Euxoa nigricans")
*Ghost Moth ("Hepialus humuli")
*Heart and Dart ("Agrotis exclamationis")
*"Hypercompe indecisa"
*Large Yellow Underwing ("Noctua pronuba")
*The Nutmeg ("Discestra trifolii")
*Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
*Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")
External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]
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