List of Lepidoptera that feed on Prunus
Prunus species are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Prunus
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix copeuta – only on pin cherry (P. pensylvanica)
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. adjectella – only on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- C. amygdalina
- C. demissella – only on choke cherry (P. virginiana)
- C. lapidicornis
- C. prunifoliae – only on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- C. umbratica
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Prunus and other plants
- Arctiidae
- Bucculatricidae
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. anatipennella – leaves – recorded on wild cherry (Prunus avium), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), and possibly others
- C. atlantica
- C. atromarginata
- C. badiipennella – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- C. cerasivorella
- C. coracipennella – recorded on sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), bird cherry (Prunus padus), blackthorn (P. spinosa) and others
- C. hemerobiella
- C. laticornella – recorded on wild plum (Prunus americana)
- C. lineapulvella
- C. malivorella
- C. nigricella
- C. paripennella
- C. pruniella
- C. sacramenta
- C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer) – recorded on sour cherry (P. cerasus) and blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (dotted border)
- Campaea margaritata (light emerald)
- Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Chloroclystis rectangulata (green pug) – recorded on cherry flowers
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn)
- Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)[1]
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Lomographa bimaculata (white-pinion spotted) – leaves – recorded on wild cherry (P. avium), blackthorn (P. spinosa), and possibly others
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth)
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria (willow beauty) – leaves – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa) and possibly others
- Selenia tetralunaria (purple thorn)
- Lasiocampidae
- Malacosoma americanum (eastern tent caterpillar) – recorded on black cherry (Prunus serotina) and others
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (yellow-tail) – recorded on cherries
- Noctuidae
- Agrochola circellaris (brick) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (dark dagger)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua comes (lesser yellow underwing) – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- Noctua janthina (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing) – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- Orthosia cerasi (common Quaker)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
- Xestia triangulum (double square-spot) – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
- Notodontidae
- Nadata gibbosa (rough prominent)
- Phalera bucephala (buff-tip)
- Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) – recorded on bird cherry (P. padus)
- Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American white admiral/red-spotted purple) – prefers choke cherry (Prunus virginiana) over pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) and black cherry (P. serotina)
- Oecophoridae
- Esperia oliviella – recorded in dead twigs of blackthorn (P. spinosa)
- Papilionidae
- Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail) – recorded on cherries
- Papilio multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail) – recorded on choke cherries
- Saturniidae
- Automeris io (Io moth) – recorded on pin cherry (P. pensylvanica)
- Callosamia promethea (promethea silkmoth)
- Hyalophora cecropia (cecropia moth)
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
- Sphingidae
- Ceratomia amyntor (elm sphinx) – recorded on cherries
- Mimas tiliae (lime hawk-moth)
- Smerinthus jamaicensis (twin-spotted sphinx) – recorded on peach (P. persica), plums and others
- Tortricidae
- Enarmonia formosana (cherrybark tortrix) – recorded on bark of cherries
- Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth)
- Yponomeutidae
- Scythropia crataegella (hawthorn moth) – recorded on blackthorn (P. spinosa) and others
References
- Unger, Magnus. "Species: Prunus domestica - Plum". Lepidoptera.se Swedish Moths and Butterflies.
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Prunus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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