List of Lepidoptera that feed on Polygonum

List of Lepidoptera that feed on Polygonum

"Polygonum" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on "Polygonum"

*"Coleophora" case-bearers::*"C. borea":*"C. shaleriella"

Polyphagous species which feed on "Polygonum" among other plants

*Blood-vein "Timandra griseata"
*"Chionodes discoocellella"
*Dot Moth "Melanchra persicariae"
*The Flame "Axylia putris"
*Garden Dart "Euxoa nigricans"
*Heart and Club "Agrotis clavis"
*Heart and Dart "Agrotis exclamationis"
*Hebrew Character "Orthosia gothica"
*Riband Wave "Idaea aversata"
*Small Fan-footed Wave "Idaea biselata"

External links

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


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