List of Lepidoptera that feed on poplars
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Poplars (Populus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:
[edit] Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Populus
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix staintonella
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes terminimaculella
- Drepanidae
- Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis)
[edit] Polyphagous
Species which feed on Populus and other plants
- Batrachedridae
- Batrachedra praeangusta
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. malivorella
- C. pruniella
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Geometridae
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
- Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
- Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
- Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
- Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Hepialidae
- Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis)
- Sthenopis purpurascens
- Lymantriidae
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)
- Noctuidae
- The Brick (Agrochola circellaris)
- Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
- Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
- Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
- The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
- Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)
- The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
- Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)
- Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera) - recorded on aspens
- Notodontidae
- Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
- Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
- Poplar Kitten (Furcula bifida)
- Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
- Nymphalidae
- American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis - prefers Quaking Aspen (P. tremuloides) over Eastern Cottonwood (P. deltoides), Bigtooth Aspen (P. grandidentata), and Ontario Balsam Poplar (P. balsamifera)
- Viceroy Butterfly (Limenitis archippus)
- Papilionidae
- Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) - recorded on cottonwoods
- Saturniidae
- Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
- Pandora Pinemoth (Coloradia pandora) - recorded on aspens
- Sphingidae
- Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
- Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
