List of Lepidoptera that feed on hawthorns

Hawthorns ("Crataegus" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Crataegus"

* Batrachedridae
** "Batrachedra curvilineella"
* Coleophoridae
** "Coleophora trigeminella"

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Crataegus" among other plants

*Bucculatricidae
**"Bucculatrix bechsteinella"
**"Bucculatrix crataegi"
**"Bucculatrix pomifoliella"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearers, such as:
*** "C. cerasivorella"
*** "C. coracipennella"
*** "C. hemerobiella"
*** "C. nigricella"
*** "C. serratella"
*** "C. siccifolia"
*** "C. spinella"
* Drepanidae
** Buff Arches ("Habrosyne pyritoides")
* Geometridae
** Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata")
** Brimstone Moth ("Opisthograptis luteolata")
** Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria")
** Common Marbled Carpet ("Chloroclysta truncata")
** Common Pug ("Eupithecia vulgata")
** Dotted Border ("Agriopis marginaria")
** Feathered Thorn ("Colotois pennaria")
** Green Pug ("Chloroclystis rectangulata")
** Light Emerald ("Campaea margaritata")
** Mottled Beauty ("Alcis repandata")
** Mottled Pug ("Eupithecia exiguata")
** Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
** November Moth ("Epirrita dilutata")
** Pale November Moth ("Epirrita christyi")
** Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata")
** Swallow-tailed Moth ("Ourapteryx sambucaria")
** Willow Beauty ("Peribatodes rhomboidaria")
** Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Lymantriidae
** Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
** Gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar")
** Yellow-tail ("Euproctis similis")
* Noctuidae
** Dark Dagger ("Acronicta tridens")
** Double Square-spot ("Xestia triangulum")
** The Dun-bar ("Cosmia trapezina")
** The Gothic ("Naenia typica")
** Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
** Ingrailed Clay ("Diarsia mendica")
** Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ("Noctua janthina")
** Lesser Yellow Underwing ("Noctua comes")
** Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
** The Satellite ("Eupsilia transversa")
* Nolidae
** Short-cloaked Moth ("Nola cucullatella")
* Notodontidae
** Coxcomb Prominent ("Ptilodon capucina")
* Nymphalidae
** American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple ("Limenitis arthemis")
* Saturniidae
** Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")

External links

* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]