List of Lepidoptera that feed on grasses

List of Lepidoptera that feed on grasses

Grasses (Poaceae) are very important as food plants for the larvae of many Lepidoptera species.

pecies which feed exclusively on grasses

*Aaron's Skipper ("Poanes aaroni"): Food plant: "Spartina alterniflora"
*Antler Moth ("Cerapteryx graminis"): Recorded food plants include "Deschampsia", "Festuca" and "Nardus"
*"Bedellia species::*"B. oplismeniella": Recorded food plants include "Oplismenus compositus" and "Panicum torridum":*"B. struthionella" Food plant: "Panicum torridum"
*"Chionodes psiloptera": Recorded food plants include "Poa"
*The Clay ("Mythimna ferrago"): Recorded food plants include "Deschampsia"
*Clouded-bordered Brindle ("Apamea crenata"): Recorded food plants include "Dactylis", "Deschampsia", "Festuca" and "Phalaris"
*"Coleophora" case-bearers::*"C. manitoba":*"C. pulchricornis": Feeds on "Saccharum officinarum":*"C. vagans"
*Common Wainscot ("Mythimna pallens"): Recorded food plants include "Deschampsia", "Festuca", "Leymus", "Lolium" and "Phalaris"
*Dark Arches ("Apamea monoglypha"): Recorded food plants include "Deschampsia" and "Festuca"
*Dusky Brocade ("Apamea remissa"): Recorded food plants include "Calamagrostis", "Deschampsia", "Festuca", "Phalaris" and "Secale"
*Hobomok Skipper ("Poanes hobomok"): Recorded food plants include "Panicum" and "Poa"
*Lunar Underwing ("Omphaloscelis lunosa")
*Marbled Minor ("Oligia strigilis"): Recorded food plants include "Agropyron", "Dactylis", "Elytrigia" and "Poa"
*Rufous Minor ("Oligia versicolor")
*Rustic Shoulder-knot ("Apamea sordens"): Recorded food plants include "Avena", "Dactylis", "Festuca", "Hordeum", "Leymus", "Phalaris", "Phleum", "Secale", "Triticum", "Zea" and "Zizania
*Shoulder-striped Wainscot ("Leucania comma"): Recorded food plants include "Deschampsia" and "Festuca"
*Straw Underwing ("Thalpophila matura"): Recorded food plants include "Dactylis"
*Tawny Marbled Minor ("Oligia latruncula"): Recorded food plants include "Calamagrostis" and "Dactylis"
*"Wiseana jocosa"
*"Wiseana signata"
*"Wiseana umbraculatus"
*Yehl Skipper ("Poanes yehl"): Food plant: "Arundinaria"
*Zabulon Skipper ("Poanes zabulon"): Recorded food plants include "Agrostis", "Dactylis", "Elytrigia", "Eragrostis", "Leymus", "Poa", "Puccinellia" and "Tridens"

pecies which feed on grasses among other plants

*Autumnal Rustic ("Eugnorisma glareosa"): Recorded food plants include "Poa"
*Broad-winged Skipper ("Poanes viator"): Recorded food plants include "Panicum", "Phragmites", "Zizania" and "Zizaniopsis"
*"Coleophora" case-bearers::*"C. lixella": Recorded food plants include "Briza" and "Holcus":*"C. ornatipennella":*"C. tricolor":*"C. viridicuprella"
*Common Swift ("Korscheltellus lupulina")
*Garden Dart ("Euxoa nigricans")
*Ghost Moth ("Hepialus humuli")
*"Hypercompe eridanus": Recorded food plants include "Panicum"
*Large Yellow Underwing ("Noctua pronuba")
*Six-striped Rustic ("Xestia sexstrigata")
*Smoky Wainscot ("Mythimna impura"): Recorded food plants include "Alopecurus", "Dactylis", "Deschampsia", "Leymus" and "Phragmites"
*Square-spot Rustic ("Xestia xanthographa")
*"Wiseana cervinata"

External links

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


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