List of Lepidoptera which feed on Clovers
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Clovers (Trifolium spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Trifolium
Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. argentifimbriata
- C. deauratella
- C. mayrella - feeds on T. repens
- C. spissicornis
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Trifolium among other plants
- Brown-tail (Euproctis crhysorrhoea)
- Chionodes lugubrella - recorded on T. repens
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. alcyonipennella
- C. frischella - recorded on T. repens
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) - recorded on T. pratense
- Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
- Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
- Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii')
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Schinia jaguarina
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
- Wiseana cervinata
