List of Lepidoptera that feed on Ipomoea
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Ipomoea species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Ipomoea spp.
- Bedellia species:
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- B. autoconis - feeds on I. batatas
- B. minor
- B. terenodes
- Bucculatrix univoca - feeds on I. aquatica
- Schinia simplex - feeds on I. leptophylla
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Ipomoea spp. among other plants
- Bedellia species:
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- B. orchilella - recorded on I. batatas
- B. somnulentella
- Bucculatrix ruficoma - recorded on I. batatas
- Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) - recorded on I. alba, I. bona-nox
- Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
- Hypercompe species:
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- H. eridanus
- H. icasia
- Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya) - recorded on I. batatas
- Trichophassus giganteus
