List of Lepidoptera that feed on grapevines

Grapevines (Vitis species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of several Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Vitis:

• Hepialidae
  • Zenophassus schamyl

Polyphagous species which feed on Vitis among other plants:

• Geometridae
  • Peribatodes rhomboidaria (willow beauty) – leaves
• Hepialidae
  • Endoclita signifer
  • Zenophassus schamyl
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis segetum (turnip moth)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth)
  • Euxoa nigricans (garden dart)
  • Noctua pronuba (large yellow underwing)
  • Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
• Tortricidae
  • "Cnephasia" jactatana (black-lyre leafroller moth)
  • Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth)
  • Eupoecilia ambiguella
  • Lobesia botrana

External links

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Vitis". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/havt50xw.

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