List of Lepidoptera that feed on pines

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on "Pinus"

* Batrachedridae
**"Batrachedra silvatica" - only on Chir Pine ("P. roxburghii")
* Gelechiidae
**"Chionodes" spp.:
*** "C. retiniella" - only on Ponderosa Pine ("P. ponderosa")
*** "C. sabinianus" - only on Gray Pine ("P. sabineana")
* Saturniidae
** Doris' Pinemoth ("Coloradia doris")
** Lusk's Pinemoth ("Coloradia luski") - only on Eastern White Pine ("P. strobus")
** Velda Pinemoth ("Coloradia velda")

Polyphagous

Species which feed on "Pinus" and other plants

* Batrachedridae
** "Batrachedra pinicolella" - recorded on Scots Pine ("P. sylvestris")
* Bucculatricidae
** "Bucculatrix ulmella" - recorded on Scots Pine ("P. sylvestris")
* Gelechiidae
** "Chionodes electella"
** "Chionodes periculella" - recorded on Ponderosa Pine ("P. ponderosa")
* Geometridae
** Autumnal Moth ("Epirrita autumnata")
** Bordered White ("Bupalus piniaria"), also known as Pine Looper
** The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
** Scalloped Hazel ("Odontopera bidentata") - recorded on Scots Pine ("P. sylvestris")
* Lymantriidae)
** Gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar") - older larvae
* Noctuidae
** Pine Beauty ("Panolis flammea")
* Saturniidae
** Pandora Pinemoth ("Coloradia pandora")
* Thaumetopoeidae
** Pine Processionary ("Thaumetopoea pityocampa")
* Tortricidae
** Light brown apple moth ("Epiphyas postvittana")

External links

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