List of Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus

Sorbus species (rowans, whitebeams and allies) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths). These include:

• Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
  • Bucculatrix bechsteinella
  • Bucculatrix ulmella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. anatipennella – leaves – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia), and possibly others
    • C. cerasivorella – recorded on European rowan (S. aucuparia)
    • C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer)
• Geometridae
  • Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) – recorded on rowans
  • Cabera pusaria (common white wave) – recorded on rowans
  • Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet) – recorded on rowans
  • Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn) – recorded on rowans
  • Crocallis elinguaria (scalloped oak) – recorded on rowans
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed) – recorded on rowans
  • Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth) – recorded on rowans
  • Epirrita christyi (pale November moth)
  • Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
  • Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug) – recorded on rowans
  • Geometra papilionaria (large emerald) – recorded on rowans
  • Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug) – recorded on rowans
  • Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald) – recorded on rowans
  • Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) – recorded on rowans
  • Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
  • Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth) – recorded on rowans
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
  • Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Acronicta leporina (miller)
  • Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
  • Acronicta tridens (dark dagger) – recorded on rowans
  • Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's copper underwing) – recorded on rowans
  • Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing) – recorded on wild service tree (S. torminalis)
  • Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar) – recorded on rowans
  • Eupsilia transversa (satellite) – recorded on rowans
  • Melanchra persicariae (dot moth) – recorded on rowans
  • Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character) – recorded on rowans
• Nolidae
  • Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
• Notodontidae
  • Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) – recorded on rowans
• Saturniidae
  • Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)

External links

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Sorbus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.

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