List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rubus
Rubus species (brambles, blackberry-like plants) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Rubus
- Coleophoridae
- Coleophora thulea – only known from Cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Drepanidae
- Thyatira batis (Peach Blossom)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Rubus among other plants
- Arctiidae
- Arctia caja (Garden Tiger Moth)
- Spilosoma luteum (Buff Ermine) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Coleophoridae
- Coleophora plumbella – recorded on Cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Coleophora potentillae
- Drepanidae
- Habrosyne pyritoides (Buff Arches) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes viduella – recorded on Cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Geometridae
- Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet)
- Chloroclystis v-ata (The V-pug)
- Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupithecia pusillata (Juniper Pug) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Double-striped Pug) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
- Idaea biselata (Small Fan-footed Wave)
- Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Hepialidae
- Korscheltellus lupulina (Common Swift)
- Hesperiidae
- Pyrgus alveus (Large Grizzled Skipper)
- Pyrgus malvae (Grizzled Skipper) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
- Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth) – recorded on Cloudberry (R. chamaemorus)
- Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar)
- Diarsia mendica (Ingrailed Clay) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Euplexia lucipara (Small Angle Shades) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
- Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Noctua janthina (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) – recorded on Raspberry (R. idaeus)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Xestia triangulum (Double Square-spot) – recorded on Blackberry (R. fruticosus)
- Oecophoridae
- Alabonia geoffrella – recorded in dead twigs of blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus section Rubus)
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
- Tortricidae