List of Lepidoptera that feed on ragweeds

List of Lepidoptera that feed on ragweeds

Ragweeds ("Ambrosia" spp.) are used as food plants by the caterpillars (larvae) of some Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species that feed exclusively on "Ambrosia" spp.

*"Bucculatrix" leaf-miners::*"B. agnella" - feeds on "A. artemisiifolia":*"B. franseriae" - feeds on "A. deltoidea":*"B. transversata" - feeds on "A. psilostachya"
*"Chionodes mediofuscella"
*"Schinia spp":*"S. dobla" - feeds on "A. dumosa":*"S. rivulosa":*"S. sexplagiata" - feeds on "A. psilostachya":*"S. thoreaui"

Polyphagous species that feed on "Ambrosia" spp. among other plants

*"Bucculatrix" leaf-miners::*"B. ambrosiaefoliella":*"B. pomifoliella"
*"Schinia bifascia" - recorded on "A. trifida"

External links

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


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