List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex

Docks and sorrels ("Rumex" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Rumex"

* Coleophoridae
**"Coleophora hydrolapathella" - feeds on Great Water Dock ("R. hydrolapathum")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes ochreostrigella"

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Rumex" and other plants

* Arctiidae
**Buff Ermine ("Spilosoma luteum")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes discoocellella"
* Geometridae
**Blood-vein ("Timandra griseata")
**Common Marbled Carpet ("Chloroclysta truncata")
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
**Lime-speck Pug ("Eupithecia centaureata")
**Mottled Beauty ("Alcis repandata")
* Hepialidae
**Ghost Moth ("Hepialus humuli")
**Orange Swift ("Triodia sylvina")
* Lymantriidae
**Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
* Noctuidae
**Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
**Autumnal Rustic ("Eugnorisma glareosa")
**Cabbage Moth ("Mamestra brassicae")
**Double Square-spot ("Xestia triangulum")
**The Flame ("Axylia putris")
**Flame Shoulder ("Ochropleura plecta")
**Grey Chi ("Antitype chi")
**Heart and Club ("Agrotis clavis")
**Heart and Dart ("Agrotis exclamationis")
**Hebrew Character ("Orthosia gothica")
**Ingrailed Clay ("Diarsia mendica")
**Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing ("Noctua janthina")
**Lesser Yellow Underwing ("Noctua comes")
**Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
**Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
**Six-striped Rustic ("Xestia sexstrigata")
**Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum'
* Saturniidae
**Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")

External links

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