List of Lepidoptera that feed on Eucalyptus

List of Lepidoptera that feed on Eucalyptus

"Eucalyptus" species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on "Eucalyptus"

*"Aenetus spp" - burrow into the trunk:*"A. montanus":*"A. ombraloma"
*"Bucculatrix" leaf-miners:*"B. eucalypti"

Polyphagous species which feed on "Eucalyptus" among other species

*"Abantiades spp" - feed on the roots
*"Aenetus spp" - burrow into the trunk:*"A. eximia":*"A. ligniveren":*"A. ramsayi":*"A. scotti":*"A. virescens"
*Bentwing Ghost Moth ("Zelotypia stacyi")
*"Endoclita spp":*"E. auratus":*"E. hosei":*"E. malabaricus":*"E. undulifer"
*"Eupseudosoma aberrans"
*Snowy Eupseudosoma ("Eupseudosoma involutum")
*"Trichophassus giganteus"
*Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")

External links

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


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