List of Lepidoptera that feed on Malus
Apples (Malus species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:[1]
- Bucculatricidae
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
- C. anatipennella – leaves – recorded on apple (M. pumila), and possibly others
- C. cerasivorella
- C. coracipennella
- C. hemerobiella
- C. malivorella
- C. paripennella – recorded on apple (M. pumila)
- C. pruniella
- C. sacramenta – recorded on apple (Malus pumila)
- C. serratella
- C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer)
- Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
- Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (dotted border)
- Campaea margaritata (light emerald)
- Chloroclystis rectangulata (green pug)
- Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber)
- Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug)
- Eupithecia pusillata (juniper pug) – Americas only
- Eupithecia subfuscata (grey pug)
- Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (double-striped pug)
- Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (winter moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth)
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria (willow beauty) – leaves
- Selenia tetralunaria (purple thorn)
- Hepialidae
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (grey dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (dark dagger)
- Agrotis segetum (turnip moth)
- Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing)
- Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar)
- Eupsilia transversa (satellite)
- Mamestra brassicae (cabbage moth)
- Naenia typica (gothic)
- Orthosia cerasi (common Quaker)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew character)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (angle shades)
- Xestia c-nigrum (setaceous Hebrew character)
- Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth)
- Notodontidae
- Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent)
- Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American white admiral/red-spotted purple) – recorded on apple (Malus pumila)
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth)
- Sphingidae
- Laothoe populi (poplar hawk-moth)
- Smerinthus jamaicensis (twin-spotted sphinx) – recorded on European wild apple (M. sylvestris)
- Tortricidae
- Enarmonia formosana (cherrybark tortrix) – recorded on apple bark
- Epiphyas postvittana (light brown apple moth)
- Yponomeutidae
- Yponomeuta malinellus (apple ermine)
- Argyresthia curvella (apple blossom tineid) – only known from apple blossoms and perhaps rotting apple wood
- Scythropia crataegella (hawthorn moth) – recorded on European wild apple (M. sylvestris)[2]
References
- ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Malus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Hæggström, Carl-Adam (24 June 2013). "The Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) is probably fairly common in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland". Entomologica Fennica. 24 (2): 122–128. doi:10.33338/ef.8349. ISSN 2489-4966.
