List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex

Docks and sorrels (Rumex species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Rumex

• Nepticulidae
  • Enteucha acetosae - feeds on sheep's sorrel (R. acetosella) and common sorrel (R. acetosa)
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora hydrolapathella - feeds on great water dock (R. hydrolapathum)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes ochreostrigella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Rumex and other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes discoocellella
• Geometridae
  • Blood-vein (Timandra griseata)
  • Common marbled carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
  • Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Gem (Orthonama obstipata subfamily Larentiinae)
  • Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
  • Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata)
• Gracillariidae
  • Calybites phasianipennella
• Hepialidae
  • Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli)
  • Orange swift (Triodia sylvina)
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Autumnal rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
  • Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae)
  • Double square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
  • Flame (Axylia putris)
  • Flame shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
  • Grey chi (Antitype chi)
  • Heart and club (Agrotis clavis)
  • Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
  • Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica)
  • Ingrailed clay (Diarsia mendica)
  • Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua janthina)
  • Lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes)
  • Mouse moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)
  • Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Six-striped rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)
  • Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum)
• Saturniidae
  • Emperor moth (Pavonia pavonia)

External links

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Rumex". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.