List of Lepidoptera that 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
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. argentifimbriata
- C. deauratella
- C. mayrella - only on White Clover (T. repens)
- C. spissicornis
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
[edit] Polyphagous
Species which feed on Trifolium and other plants
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. alcyonipennella
- C. frischella - recorded on White Clover (T. repens)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes lugubrella - recorded on White Clover (T. repens)
- Geometridae
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
- Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Hepialidae
- Wiseana cervinata
- Hesperiidae
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) - recorded on Red Clover (T. pratense)
- Lymantriidae
- Brown-tail (Euproctis crhysorrhoea)
- Noctuidae
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
- Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
- The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii')
- Schinia jaguarina
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
- Zygaenidae
- Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
