List of Lepidoptera that feed on Cirsium
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Cirsium thistle species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. paripennella
- C. peribenanderi - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Noctuidae
- Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) - recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
- Sphingidae
- Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
