List of Lepidoptera that feed on grapevines

List of Lepidoptera that feed on grapevines

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

* Geometridae
**Willow Beauty ("Peribatodes rhomboidaria")
* Hepialidae
**"Endoclita signifer"
**"Zenophassus schamyl"
* Lymantriidae
**Brown-tail ("Euproctis chrysorrhoea")
* Noctuidae
**Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
**Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")
**Garden Dart ("Euxoa nigricans")
**Large Yellow Underwing ("Noctua pronuba")
**Mouse Moth ("Amphipyra tragopoginis")
**Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
* Tortricidae
**Light brown apple moth ("Epiphyas postvittana")

External links

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


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