List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms
- List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms
Brooms ("Cytisus", "Genista", etc) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on brooms
* Coleophoridae
** Several species of "Coleophora" case-bearers:
*** "C. bilineatella" - only on Dyer's broom ("Genista tinctoria")
*** "C. genistae" - only on "Genista anglica"
*** "C. saturatella"
*** "C. trifariella"
*** "C. vibicella" - only on Dyer's broom ("Genista tinctoria")
Polyphagous
Species which feed on brooms among other plants
* Arctiidae
** Garden tiger moth ("Arctia caja")
* Gelechiidae
** "Chionodes distinctella"
* Geometridae
** Double-striped Pug ("Gymnoscelis rufifasciata")
** The Engrailed ("Ectropis crepuscularia")
** Mottled Beauty ("Alcis repandata")
** The Streak ("Chesias legatella")
* Noctuidae
** The Nutmeg ("Discestra trifolii")
External links
* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/hostplants/ Caterpillar Hostplants Database]
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