List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions

List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions

Dandelions ("Taraxacum" spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

* Arctiidae
** Giant Leopard Moth ("Hypercompe scribonia")

* Geometridae
** Riband Wave ("Idaea aversata")
** Small Fan-footed Wave ("Idaea biselata")

* Hepialidae
** Orange Swift ("Triodia sylvina")

* Noctuidae
** The Flame ("Axylia putris")
** The Gothic ("Naenia typica")
** Grey Chi ("Antitype chi")
** Large Yellow Underwing ("Noctua pronuba")
** The Nutmeg ("Discestra trifolii")
** The Satellite ("Eupsilia transversa")
** Setaceous Hebrew Character ("Xestia c-nigrum")
** The Shark ("Cucullia umbratica")

External links

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


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