List of Lepidoptera which feed on Birches
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Birches (Betula spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on birch
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
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- B. canadensisella
- B. coronatella
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. betulella
- C. cornuta
- C. hornigi
- C. lentella
- C. milvipennis
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on birch among other plants
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Bedellia somnulentella - recorded on B. papyrifera
- Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Bucculatrix demaryella
- Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
- Chionodes viduella
- Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. albovanescens
- C. anatipennella
- C. binderella
- C. comptoniella
- C. fuscedinella
- C. fuscocuprella
- C. ibipennella
- C. limosipennella
- C. lutipennella
- C. malivorella
- C. orbitella
- C. persimplexella
- C. piperata (recorded on B. occidentalis)
- C. potentillae
- C. pruniella
- C. serratella
- C. siccifolia
- Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
- Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
- Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
- Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
- Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis)
- Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
- Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
- Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Silver Birch
- Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
- Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
- The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
- Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
- Gazoryctra wielgusi
- Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
- Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
- Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
- Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
- Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
- Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
- The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
- Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
- November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
- Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria)
- Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
- Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
- Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
- Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
- The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
- Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
- Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
- Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
