List of Lepidoptera that feed on clovers

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Trifolium"

* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. argentifimbriata"
*** "C. deauratella"
*** "C. mayrella" - only on White Clover ("T. repens")
*** "C. spissicornis"

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Trifolium" and other plants

* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. alcyonipennella"
*** "C. frischella" - recorded on White Clover ("T. repens")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes lugubrella" - recorded on White Clover ("T. repens")
* Geometridae
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
**Juniper Pug ("Eupithecia pusillata")
**Latticed Heath ("Semiothisa clathrata")
**Lime-speck Pug ("Eupithecia centaureata")
**Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata")
* Hepialidae
**"Wiseana cervinata"
* Hesperiidae
**Grizzled Skipper ("Pyrgus malvae") - recorded on Red Clover ("T. pratense")
* Lymantriidae
**Brown-tail ("Euproctis crhysorrhoea")
* Noctuidae
**The Flame ("Axylia putris")
**Flame Shoulder ("Ochropleura plecta")
**Garden Dart ("Euxoa nigricans")
**Heart and Club ("Agrotis clavis")
**The Nutmeg ("Discestra trifolii')
**"Schinia jaguarina"
**Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
**Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")
* Zygaenidae
**Six-spot Burnet ("Zygaena filipendulae")

External links

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