List of Lepidoptera which feed on Senecio

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Senecio species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Senecio

• Bucculatrix seneciensis

[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Senecio among other plants

• Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
• Bucculatrix eurotiella
• Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
• Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
• Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
• Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
• Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
• Hypercompe indecisa
• Hypercompe orsa
• Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
• Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)

[edit] External link

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database