List of Lepidoptera that feed on roses

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

Monophagous

Species that feed exclusively on "Rosa"

* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. gryphipennella"
*** "C. rosacella"
*** "C. rosaefoliella"

Polyphagous

Species that feed on "Rosa" and other plants

* Arctiidae
** "Hypercompe indecisa"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. paripennella"
*** "C. potentillae"
* Geometridae
** Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria")
** Common Marbled Carpet ("Chloroclysta truncata")
** Double-striped Pug ("Gymnoscelis rufifasciata")
** The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
** Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
** Purple Thorn ("Selenia tetralunaria")
** Scalloped Oak ("Crocallis elinguaria")
** Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Hepialidae
** "Endoclita malabaricus"
* Hesperiidae
** Grizzled Skipper ("Pyrgus malvae")
* Lymantriidae
** Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
* Noctuidae
** Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra pyramidea")
** Dark Dagger ("Acronicta tridens")
** Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
** Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
* Notodontidae
** Buff-tip ("Phalera bucephala")
** Coxcomb Prominent ("Ptilodon capucina")
** Rough Prominent ("Nadata gibbosa")
* Saturniidae
** Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")

External links

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