List of Lepidoptera that feed on Camellia
- List of Lepidoptera that feed on Camellia
"Camellia" species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
* Coleophoridae
** Several "Coleophora" case-bearer species:
*** "C. scaleuta" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
*** "C. vigilis" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
* Geometridae
**Common Emerald ("Hemithea aestivaria") - recorded on Snow Camellia ("C. rusticana")
**The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia") - recorded on Japanese Camellia ("C. japonica")
**Willow Beauty ("Peribatodes rhomboidaria") - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
* Hepialidae
** "Endoclita malabaricus" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
** "Endoclita punctimargo" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
** "Endoclita purpurescens" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
** "Endoclita sericeus" - recorded on Tea ("C. sinensis")
* Noctuidae
**Turnip Moth ("Agrotis segetum")
External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]
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