List of Lepidoptera that feed on chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemum species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- Geometridae
- Orthonama obstipata (gem) – leaves
- Hepialidae
- Hepialus humuli (ghost moth)
- Korscheltellus lupulina (common swift)
- Noctuidae
- Agrotis segetum (turnip moth)
- Mamestra brassicae (cabbage moth)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
External links
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Chrysanthemum". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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