List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms

Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on brooms

• Coleophoridae
  • Several species of Coleophora case-bearers:
    • C. bilineatella - only on Dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)
    • C. genistae - only on Genista anglica
    • C. saturatella
    • C. trifariella
    • C. vibicella - only on Dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on brooms among other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes distinctella
• Geometridae
  • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • The Streak (Chesias legatella)
• Noctuidae
  • The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database