List of Lepidoptera that feed on pear trees
- List of Lepidoptera that feed on pear trees
Pears ("Pyrus" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
* Bucculatricidae
** Several "Coleophora" leaf-miner species:
***"B. bechsteinella"
***"B. crataegi"
***"B. pomifoliella"
***"B. pyrivorella"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. anatipennella"
*** "C. cerasivorella"
*** "C. flavipennella"
*** "C. hemerobiella"
*** "C. malivorella"
*** "C. nigricella"
*** "C. paripennella"
*** "C. siccifolia"
*** "C. spinella"
* Geometridae
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
**Feathered Thorn ("Colotois pennaria")
**Green Pug ("Chloroclystis rectangulata")
**Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
**Purple Thorn ("Selenia tetralunaria")
**Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Lymantriidae
**Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysrrhoea")
**Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
* Noctuidae
**Common Quaker ("Orthosia cerasi")
**Dark Dagger ("Acronicta tridens")
**The Dun-bar ("Cosmia trapezina")
**The Gothic ("Naenia typica")
**Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
**The Satellite ("Eupsilia transversa")
**Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
* Nolidae
**Short-cloaked Moth ("Nola cucullatella")
* Saturniidae
**Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")
* Tortricidae
**Light brown apple moth ("Epiphyas postvittana")
External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]
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