List of Lepidoptera that feed on cotton plants

Cotton plants (Gossypium spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Gossypium
  • B. gossypiella
  • B. gossypii
  • B. loxoptila
Polyphagous species which feed on Gossypium among other plants
  • B. ruficoma
  • B. thurberiella
  • H. cermellii
  • H. hambletoni

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