List of Lepidoptera that feed on Abelia

"Abelia spp" are used as food plants by the larvae of the following Lepidoptera species:

*"Acleris askoldana" - recorded on "A. spathulata"
*"Agrapha albostriata" - recorded on "A. grandiflora"
*"Biston robustus" - recorded on "A. spathulata"
*"Eumeta minuscula" - recorded on "A. grandiflora"
*"Hemaris thysbe"
*"Heterolocha stulta" - recorded on "A. spathulata"
*"Microleon longipalpis" - recorded on "A. grandiflora"
*"Odontopera arida" - recorded on "A. grandiflora"
*"Phthonosema invenustaria" - recorded on "A. serrata"
*"Synegia hadassa" - recorded on "A. spathulata"
*"Wilemania nitobei"- recorded on "A. spathulata"

References

* [http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/hostplants/list.dsml?PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genus=biston&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=starts+with&searchPageURL=index%2edsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d90%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dbiston%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith Caterpillar Hostplants Database]