List of Lepidoptera that feed on larches

Larches ("Larix" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Larix"

* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. laricella"
*** "C. obducta"
*** "C. sibiricella" - only found on European Larch ("L. decidua")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes tragicella"

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Larix" and other plants

* Geometridae
**Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata")
**Bordered White ("Bupalis piniaria")
**Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria")
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
**Grey Pug ("Eupithecia subfuscata")
**Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
**Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata")
**Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Noctuidae
**Dot Moth ("Melanchra persicariae")
**Pine Beauty ("Panolis flammea")
* Thaumetopoeidae
**Pine Processionary ("Thaumetopoea pityocampa")

External links

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