List of Lepidoptera which feed on Elms
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Elms (Ulmus spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
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[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Ulmus
[edit] Butterflies
- White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album [1].
[edit] Moths
- Black V Moth Arctornis l-nigrum [2]
- Blomer's Rivulet Discoloxia blomeri [3]
- Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata [4]
- Dusky Lemon Sallow Xanthia gilvago [5]
- Lesser Spotted Pinion Cosmia affinis [6]
- White-spotted Pinion moth Cosmia diffinis [7]
- Acleris boscana [8]
- Pempelia formosa [9]
Leaf-miners:
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- Bucculatrix albedinella
- Bucculatrix eclecta
- Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
- Carpatolechia fugitivella
- Coleophora ulmifoliella
- Phyllonorycter schrebella [10]
- Phyllonorycter tristrigella [11]
- Stigmella lemniscella [12]
- Stigmella viscerella [13]
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Ulmus among other plants
[edit] Butterflies
- Camberwell Beauty or [USA] Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa [14]
- Comma Polygonia c-album [15]
- Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros[16]
- Scarce or Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell butterfly Nymphalis xanthomelas [17]
[edit] Moths
- Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata
- The Brick Agrochola circellaris
- Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea
- Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
- Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
- Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
- Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
- The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
- Emperor Moth Pavonia pavonia
- The Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
- Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
- Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
- Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina
- Light Emerald Campaea margaritata
- Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae
- Lunar Spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina [18]
- Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
- November Moth Epirrita dilutata
- The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii
- Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi
- Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
- Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria [19]
- The Satellite Eupsilia transversa [20]
- Twin-spotted Quaker Orthosia munda [21]
- Vapourer Orgyia antiqua [22]
- Winter Moth Operophtera brumata [23]
Leaf-miners:
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- Bucculatrix ulmella
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. badiipennella
- C. cerasivorella
- C. comptoniella
- C. fuscedinella
- C. limosipennella
- C. serratella
- Epinotia abbreviana [24]
