List of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus

Rushes (Juncus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of several Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Juncus

Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. acutiphaga – only on Sharp Rush (J. acutus)
- C. adjunctella
- C. alticolella
- C. bispinatella – only on Canadian Rush (J. canadensis)
- C. caespititiella
- C. concolorella
- C. cratipennella
- C. dentiferoides – only on Bayonet Rush (J. militaris)
- C. fagicorticella
- C. maritella
- C. maritimella – only on Sea Rush (J. maritima)
- C. quadrilineella
- C. sexdentatella – only on Canadian Rush (J. canadensis)
- C. taeniipennella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Juncus and other plants

Batrachedra arenosella (suspected; larval food habits not well known)

Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. glaucicolella
- C. viridicuprella – possibly monophagous on Juncus; recorded on Compact Rush (J. conglomeratus), Common Rush (J. effusus), Saltmarsh Rush (J. gerardii) and Hard Rush (J. inflexus), and perhaps others

External links

Caterpillar Hostplants Database