List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms
Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on brooms
- Coleophoridae
- Several species of Coleophora case-bearers:
- C. bilineatella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)
- C. genistae - only on Genista anglica
- C. saturatella
- C. trifariella
- C. vibicella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)
- Several species of Coleophora case-bearers:
Polyphagous
Species which feed on brooms among other plants
- Arctiidae
- Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
- Gelechiidae
- Geometridae
- Double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
- Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Streak (Chesias legatella)
- Noctuidae
- Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Cytisus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Genista". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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