Apple

List of Lepidoptera that feed on apple trees

Welcome to our website. It is generaly simplier version of wikipedia. You will find there selected articles. Enjoy!

Apples (Malus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix bechsteinella
  • Bucculatrix pomifoliella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
    • C. anatipennella - recorded on Malus pumila
    • C. cerasivorella
    • C. coracipennella
    • C. hemerobiella
    • C. malivorella
    • C. paripennella - recorded on Malus pumila
    • C. pruniella
    • C. sacramenta - recorded on Malus pumila
    • C. serratella
    • C. spinella
• Geometridae
  • Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
  • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata)
  • Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
  • Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata) - Americas only
  • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
  • Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata)
  • Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
  • Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
  • Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
  • Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
• Hepialidae
  • Phymatopus behrensii
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
  • Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
  • Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
  • Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
  • The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • The Gothic (Naenia typica)
  • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  • Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
  • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
• Nolidae
  • Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella)
• Notodontidae
  • Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
• Nymphalidae
  • American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) - recorded on Malus pumila
• Saturniidae
  • Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
• Sphingidae
  • Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
  • Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
• Tortricidae
  • Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database