List of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus

List of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on "Juncus"

*"Coleophora" case-bearers::*"C. acutiphaga" (feeds on "J. acutus"):*"C. adjunctella":*"C. alticolella":*"C. bispinatella" (feeds on "J. canadensis"):*"C. caespititiella":*"C. concolorella":*"C. cratipennella":*"C. dentiferoides" (feeds on "J. militaris"):*"C. fagicorticella":*"C. maritella":*"C. maritimella" (feeds on "J. maritima"):*"C. quadrilineella":*"C. sexdentatella" (feeds on "J. canadensis"):*"C. taeniipennella"

Polyphagous species which feed on "Juncus" among other plants

*"Batrachedra arenosella"
*"Coleophora" case-bearers::*"C. glaucicolella":*"C. viridicuprella"

External links

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


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