List of Lepidoptera that feed on Helianthus

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Helianthus"

* Bucculatricidae
**"Bucculatrix" leaf-miners:
***"B. fusicola"
***"B. ilecebrosa"
***"B. longula" - only on Sunflower ("H. annuus")
***"B. needhami"
***"B. simulans" - only on Sunflower ("H. annuus")
* Noctuidae
**"Schinia avemensis" - only on Prairie Sunflower ("H. petiolaris")

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Helianthus" and other plants=

* Arctiidae
** Giant Leopard Moth ("Hypercompe scribonia")
** "Hypercompe albicornis"
* Coleophoridae
** "Coleophora vernoniaeella"
* Geometridae
** Juniper Pug ("Eupithecia pusillata")
* Hepialidae
** Common Swift ("Korscheltellus lupulina")
** Ghost Moth ("Hepialus humuli")
* Noctuidae
** Angle Shades ("Phlogophora meticulosa")
** Cabbage Moth ("Mamestra brassicae")
** Grey Chi ("Antitype chi")
** Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
**Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")
* Nymphalidae
** Bordered Patch ("Chlosyne lacinia")

External links

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