List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions
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Dandelions (Taraxacum spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Arctiidae
- Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
- Geometridae
- Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
- Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
- Hepialidae
- Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
- Noctuidae
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- The Gothic (Naenia typica)
- Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
- Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
- The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- The Shark (Cucullia umbratica)
