List of Lepidoptera that feed on Chenopodium

List of Lepidoptera that feed on Chenopodium

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on "Chenopodium"

*"Coleophora" case bearers::*"C. binotapennella":*"C. clypeiferella" (feeds on "C. album"):*"C. mausolella":*"C. unipunctella"

Polyphagous species which feed on "Chenopodium" among other plants

*"Coleophora" case bearers::*"C. annulatella":*"C. lineapulvella" (recorded on "C. album"):*"C. saxicolella":*"C. scaleuta":*"C. sternipennella":*"C. versurella"
*Heart and Club "Agrotis clavis"
*The Nutmeg "Discestra trifolii"

External links

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


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