List of Lepidoptera that feed on buckthorns

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Rhamnus"

* Bucculatricidae
** Several "Bucculatrix" leaf-miner species:
*** "B. alaternella" - only on Italian Buckthorn ("R. alaternus")
*** "B. frangutella"
*** "B. pseudosylvella" - only on Rock Buckthorn ("R. saxatilis")
*** "B. rhamniella"

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Rhamnus" and other plants

* Arctiidae
**Common Footman ("Eilema lurideola")
* Coleophoridae
**"Coleophora ahenella"
* Geometridae
**Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria")
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
**Hebrew Character ("Orthosia gothica")
**Scalloped Oak ("Crocallis elinguaria")
**Winter Moth ("Operophtera brumata")
* Noctuidae
**Common Quaker ("Orthosia cerasi")
**Dark Dagger ("Acronicta tridens")
**The Dun-bar ("Cosmia trapezina")
* Saturniidae
**Emperor Moth ("Pavonia pavonia")

External links

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