List of Lepidoptera that feed on larches
Larches (Larix species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Larix
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. laricella (larch casebearer) – only on European larch (L. decidua)
- C. obducta
- C. sibiricella – only on European[1] larch (L. decidua)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Gelechiidae
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Larix and other plants
- Geometridae
- Bupalus piniaria (bordered white)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth) – recorded on European larch (L. decidua)
- Noctuidae
- Melanchra persicariae (dot moth)
- Panolis flammea (pine beauty)
- Thaumetopoeidae
- Thaumetopoea pityocampa (pine processionary)
- Tortricidae
- Cydia illutana – recorded on European larch (L. decidua), Dahurian larch (L. gmelinii) and Siberian larch (L. sibirica) cone scales
References
- Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds (April 2018). "Coleophora laricella (Hübner, 1817)". The Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies and Other Insects.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Larix". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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