List of Lepidoptera that feed on ragweeds

Ragweeds (Ambrosia species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars (larvae) of some Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species that feed exclusively on Ambrosia species

• Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

• B. agnella - feeds on A. artemisiifolia
• B. franseriae - feeds on A. deltoidea
• B. transversata - feeds on A. psilostachya

• Chionodes mediofuscella
• Schinia species

• S. dobla - feeds on A. dumosa
• S. rivulosa
• S. sexplagiata - feeds on A. psilostachya
• S. thoreaui

Polyphagous species that feed on Ambrosia species among other plants

• Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

• B. ambrosiaefoliella
• B. pomifoliella

• Schinia bifascia - recorded on A. trifida

External links

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

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