List of Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus

List of Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus

"Sorbus" species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

* Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
** "Bucculatrix bechsteinella"
** "Bucculatrix ulmella"
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. anatipennella"
*** "C. cerasivorella" - recorded on European Rowan ("S. aucuparia")
* Geometridae
**Brimstone Moth ("Opisthograptis luteolata") - recorded on rowans
**Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria") - recorded on rowans
**Common Marbled Carpet ("Chloroclysta truncata") - recorded on rowans
**Common White Wave ("Cabera pusaria") - recorded on rowans
**Double-striped Pug ("Gymnoscelis rufifasciata") - recorded on rowans
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia") - recorded on rowans
**Feathered Thorn ("Colotois pennaria") - recorded on rowans
**Large Emerald ("Geometra papilionaria") - recorded on rowans
**Mottled Beauty ("Alcis repandata") - recorded on rowans
**Mottled Pug ("Eupithecia exiguata") - recorded on rowans
**Mottled Umber ("Erannis defoliaria")
**Pale November Moth ("Epirrita christyi")
**Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata") - recorded on rowans
**Scalloped Oak ("Crocallis eliguaria") - recorded on rowans
**Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Lymantriidae
**Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
**Yellow-tail ("Euproctis similis")
* Noctuidae
**Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata") - recorded on rowans
**Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra pyramidea") - recorded on Wild Service Tree ("S. torminalis")
**Dark Dagger ("Acronicta tridens") - recorded on rowans
**Dot Moth ("Melanchra persicariae") - recorded on rowans
**The Dun-bar ("Cosmia trapezina") - recorded on rowans
**Grey Dagger ("Acronicta psi")
**Hebrew Character ("Orthosia gothica") - recorded on rowans
**The Miller ("Acronicta leporina")
**The Satellite ("Eupsilia transversa") - recorded on rowans
**Svensson's Copper Underwing ("Amphipyra berbera") - recorded on rowans
* Nolidae
**Short-cloaked Moth ("Nola cucullatella")
* Notodontidae
**Coxcomb Prominent ("Ptilodon capucina") - recorded on rowans
* Saturniidae
**Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")

External links

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


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