List of Lepidoptera that feed on ash trees

Ashes (Fraxinus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae (caterpillars) of a number of Lepidoptera species, including the following. (Unless otherwise stated, records are from the Nearctic region.)

Adelidae

:* Adela croesella – UK record

Apatelodidae

:* Apatelodes torrefacta

:* Olceclostera angelica

:* Olceclostera seraphica – recorded on Fraxinus greggii and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Arctiidae

:* Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula) – Finland record

:* Banded (or Pale) Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) – recorded on Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Confused Haploa Moth (Haploa confusa) – recorded on Fraxinus nigra

:* Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea) – recorded on F. americana, Fraxinus excelsior, F. nigra, F. pennsylvanica and Fraxinus velutina

:* Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae) – recorded on F. americana

:* Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) – recorded on F. nigra, F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

:* Dark-spotted Tiger Moth (Spilosoma canescens) – Australian record

:* Pink-legged Tiger Moth (Spilosoma latipennis)

:* Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica) – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

Brahmaeidae

:* Brahmaea wallichii – recorded on Fraxinus micrantha in India

Coleophoridae

:* Coleophora badiipennella – Palaearctic record

Cossidae

:* Goat Moth (Cossus cossus) – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in the Old World

:* Prionoxystus macmurtrei

:* Prionoxystus robiniae – recorded on Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina) – Palaearctic and Nearctic records

Crambidae

:* Splendid Palpita Moth (Palpita magniferalis) – recorded on Fraxinus nigra

Geometridae

:* Abraxas grossulariata – recorded on Fraxinus lanuginosa in Japan

:* Fall Cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Anacamptodes ephyraria – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Anavitrinella pampinaria

:* Lilac Beauty (Apeira syringaria) – UK record

:* Carsia sororiata

:* Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in Finland

:* Cingilia catenaria

:* Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) – recorded on F. lanuginosa in Japan

:* Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Large Thorn (Ennomos autumnaria) – Japanese record

:* Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe

:* Ennomos magnaria – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Ennomos subsignaria – recorded on F. nigra and F. americana

:* November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)

:* Erannis tiliaria – recorded on F. americana

:* Euchlaena effecta – recorded on F. americana

:* Euchlaena johnsonaria – recorded on F. americana

:* Euchlaena marginaria – recorded on F. americana

:* Ash Pug (Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata) – recorded in the UK

:* Eutrapela clemataria – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Hypagyrtis unipunctata – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Lambdina fervidaria

:* Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) – recorded on Fraxinus mandschurica in Japan

:* Lycia ursaria – recorded on F. americana

:* Melanolophia canadaria – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Metanema determinata – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Nematocampa filamentaria – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Nemoria mimosaria – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe

:* Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) – recorded on F. americana, F. excelsior (in Europe) and F. pennsylvanica

:* Spring Cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) – recorded on F. nigra, F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland

:* Philtraea latifoliae – recorded on Fraxinus latifolia

:* Plagodis fervidaria

:* Plagodis kuetzingi

:* Probole alienaria

:* Psyra bluethgeni – recorded on Fraxinus sieboldiana in Japan

:* Lunar Thorn (Selenia lunularia) – recorded n F. excelsior in Europe

:* Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland

:* Sicya macularia – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Tetracis cachexiata

:* Barred Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx polycommata) – recorded in the UK

:* Tissue (Triphosa dubitata) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland

:* Wilemania nitobei – recorded on Fraxinus longicuspis in Japan

Gracillariidae

:* Caloptilia albicapitata – recorded on Fraxinus chinensis and Fraxinus mandschurica in Japan

:* Caloptilia arsenievi – recorded on Fraxinus americana (in Japan), F. chinensis (in Japan), F. mandschurica (in Japan and the former USSR) and Fraxinus pennsylvanica (in Japan)

:* Caloptilia cuculipennella – Holarctic

:* Ash Leaf Cone Roller (Caloptilia fraxinella) – recorded on F. americana and Fraxinus nigra

:* Caloptilia syringella – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior (Holarctic) and F. nigra

:* Caloptilia ussuriella – recorded in the former USSR and on F. americana, F. chinensis, F. mandschurica and F. pennsylvanica (all in Japan)

:* Marmara basidendroca – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Marmara corticola – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Marmara fraxinicola – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

Lasiocampidae

Forest tent caterpillars in Fossil Butte National Monument

:* Malacosoma americana – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* Malacosoma californica

:* Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria) – recorded on F. americana, Fraxinus nigra and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Phyllodesma americana – recorded on F. americana

:* ''Phyllodesma carpinifolia

:* December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland

:* Tolype velleda – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

Limacodidae

:* Hag moth (Phobetron pithecium)

Lycaenidae

:* Coreana raphaelis – recorded on Fraxinus chinensis (in Japan and Russia), Fraxinus lanuginosa and Fraxinus mandschurica (both in Japan)

:* Laeosopis roboris – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in Spain

:* Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

:* Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum) – recorded on Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus nigra

:* Satyrium liparops

:* Ussuriana michaelis – recorded on F. chinensis (in Russia) and F. lanuginosa (in China); also recorded in Korea and Japan

:* Ussuriana stygiana – recorded on F. chinensis, F. lanuginosa, Fraxinus longicuspis, F. mandschurica, Fraxinus platypoda and Fraxinus sieboldiana (all) in Japan

:* Ussuriana takarana – recorded on Fraxinus insularis in Taiwan

Lymantriidae

:* Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) – recorded on F. americana, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus profunda and Fraxinus quadrangulata; also recorded in the Palaearctic

:* Black Arches (Lymantria monacha) – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in the Palaearctic

:* Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua)

:* White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma) – recorded on F. americana and F. excelsior

Megalopygidae

:* Southern Flannel Moth, [...] Moth, Puss Caterpillar or Asp (Megalopyge opercularis) – recorded on Fraxinus berlandieriana

Nepticulidae

:* Stigmella apicialbella

Noctuidae

:* Abagrotis alcandola

:* Abagrotis alternata

:* Achatia distincta – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana) – recorded on Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Acronicta impleta

:* Acronicta radcliffei

:* Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) – Finnish record

:* Fringe-tree Sallow Moth (Adita chionanthi) – recorded on F. americana, Fraxinus nigra and F. pennsylvanica

:* Brick (Agrochola circellaris) – UK record

:* Amphipyra glabella

:* Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)

:* Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) – recorded in the UK

:* Blue Underwing or Clifden Nonpariel (Catocala fraxini) – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in Finland

:* Catocala habilis – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) – Indian record

:* Catocala piatrix

:* Catocala ultronia – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Copivaleria grotei – recorded on F. americana

:* Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland; also recorded in the UK

:* Crocigrapha normani – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara) – Old World record

:* Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) – recorded on F. excelsior in Finland

:* Harrisimemna trisignata

:* Homoncocnemis fortis – recorded on Fraxinus latifolia

:* Lithophane antennata

:* Lithophane bethunei – recorded on F. americana

:* Lithophane georgii

:* Lithophane laticinerea – recorded on F. americana

:* Lithophane petulca – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Tawny Pinion (Lithophane semibrunnea) – recorded on F. excelsior in the UK

:* Lithophane socia – German record

:* Melanchra assimilis – recorded on F. americana

:* Oncocnemis punctilinea

:* Orthosia garmani

:* Orthosia hibisci – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Orthosia revicta – recorded on F. americana

:* Palthis angulalis – recorded on F. americana

:* Ash Tip Borer (Papaipema furcata) – recorded on F. americana, F. nigra and F. pennsylvanica

:* Papaipema nebris

:* Paracentropus cyrus – Iranian record

:* Psaphida styracis

:* Flame Brocade (Trigonophora flammea) – UK record

Nolidae

:* Baileya dormitans

Notodontidae

:* Datana contracta

:* Datana integerrima

:* Datana ministra – recorded on Fraxinus quadrangulata

:* Heterocampa guttivitta – recorded on Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Hyperaeschra georgica

:* Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) – recorded on F. americana

:* Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Schizura concinna) – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Schizura ipomoeae – recorded on F. americana

Nymphalidae

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:* Blackvein Sergeant (Athyma ranga) – recorded on Fraxinus retusa in Hong Kong

:* Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton) – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* Scarce Fritillary (Hypodryas maturna) – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in Finland and the former Yugoslavia

:* Mourning Cloak or Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) – recorded on F. americana

Oecophoridae

:* Antaeotricha leucillana – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* Gold-striped Leaftier Moth (Machimia tentoriferella) – recorded on F. americana and Fraxinus nigra

Papilionidae

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar

:* Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Fraxinus nigra

:* Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) – recorded on Fraxinus anomala, Fraxinus latifolia, Fraxinus oregana, F. pennsylvanica and Fraxinus viridis

:* Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Psychidae

:* Oiketicus kirbyi – recorded on Fraxinus uhdei in Costa Rica

:* Snailcase Bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) – recorded on Fraxinus americana

Pyralidae

:* Acrobasis caryivorella – recorded on Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Euzophera nelliella – North African record

:* Euzophera pinguis – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in the UK

:* Neargyractis slossonalis

:* Palpita magniferalis – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra and F. pennsylvanica

:* Palpita nigropunctalis – recorded on Fraxinus mandschurica in Japan

:* Phycita meliella – Palaearctic record

Saturniidae

Regal Moth caterpillar

:* Adetomeris erythrops – Neotropical record

:* Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

:* Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) – recorded on Fraxinus pennsylvanica in Hong Kong

:* Attacus lorquinii – Indo-Australian records

:* Io Moth (Automeris io) – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pubescens and Fraxinus sambucifolia

:* Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)

:* Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis) – recorded on F. americana

:* Epiphora antinorii – recorded on Fraxinus berlandieriana in Kenya

:* Eupackardia calleta – recorded on Fraxinus velutina

:* Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) – recorded on F. americana and F. pennsylvanica

:* Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) – Palaearctic record

:* Rothschildia aurota – Neotropical record

:* Rothschildia cinctus

:* Rothschildia jorulla

:* Rothschildia lebeau – recorded on Fraxinus berlandieriana

:* Rothschildia orizaba – recorded on F. americana

:* Samia cynthia

:* Samia walkeri

:* Saturnia atlantica – recorded on Fraxinus berlandieriana in the Palaearctic

:* Saturnia huttoni – Palaearctic record

:* Great Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri) – recorded Fraxinus excelsior in the Palaearctic

Sesiidae

:* Paranthrene asilipennis

:* Podosesia aureocincta

:* Ash Borer (Podosesia syringae) – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus nigra and Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Sesia apiformis

Sphingidae

:* Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)

:* Ceratomia sonorensis

:* Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) – recorded on Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus excelsior, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Fraxinus platycarpa

:* Manduca brontes – recorded on F. americana, F. excelsior and F. platycarpa

:* Ash Sphinx (Manduca jasminearum)

:* Rustic Sphinx (Manduca rustica)

:* Paonias excaecata

:* Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) – recorded on F. americana

:* Canadian Sphinx (Sphinx canadensis) – recorded on F. americana and F. nigra

:* Great Ash Sphinx (Sphinx chersis) – recorded on F. americana, F. pennsylvanica and Fraxinus velutina; also recorded in Mexico

:* Franck's Sphinx (Sphinx franckii) – recorded on F. americana

:* Sphinx gordius

:* Laurel Sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae) – recorded on F. americana, F. nigra and Fraxinus sambucifolia

:* Incense Cedar Sphinx (Sphinx libocedrus) – recorded on Fraxinus greggii

:* Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) – recorded of F. excelsior in Finland; also recorded in the UK

:* Elegant Sphinx (Sphinx perelegans) – recorded on F. excelsior

Tineidae

:* Crypsithyris longicornis – recorded on Fraxinus americana in India

:* Tinea cherota – recorded on Fraxinus floribunda in India

Tortricidae

Fraxinus excelsior

:* Amorbia humerosana

:* Aphelia alleniana

:* Archips argyrospila

:* Archips breviplicanus – recorded on Fraxinus lanuginosa in Japan

:* Archips cerasivorana – recorded on Fraxinus pennsylvanica

:* Archips crataegana – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in the UK

:* Archips purpurana

:* Archips rosana – recorded on F. excelsior in the UK

:* Archips xylosteana – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe

:* Choristoneura rosaceana – recorded on Fraxinus americana

:* Clepsis persicana

:* Cydia ingrata – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Doloploca praeviella – recorded on Fraxinus mandschurica in Japan

:* Eulia ministrana – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe

:* Hedya dimidioalba – "Holarctic" record

:* Orthotaenia undulana – recorded on F. pennsylvanica

:* Pammene suspectana – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe; also UK records

:* Pandemis canadana – recorded on F. americana

:* Pandemis cerasana – Indian record

:* Pandemis corylana – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe; also Japanese record

:* Pandemis lamprosana – recorded on F. americana and Fraxinus texensis

:* Tufted Apple Bud Moth (Platynota idaeusalis) – recorded on Fraxinus nigra

:* Pseudargyrotoza conwagana – recorded on F. excelsior in Europe; also UK record

:* Poplar Leafroller (Pseudosciaphila duplex) – recorded on F. nigra and F. pennsylvanica

:* Rhopalovalva pulchra – recorded on F. mandshurica in Japan

:* Rhopobota naevana – recorded on F. mandshurica in Japan

:* Sparganothis diluticostana – recorded on F. americana

:* Sparganothis reticulatana – recorded on F. americana

:* Sparganothis unifasciana

Yponomeutidae

:* Prays curtisella – recorded on Fraxinus excelsior in the UK

:* Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) – recorded on F. excelsior in the UK

:* Prays ruficeps – recorded from the former Czechoslovakia

:* Zelleria hepariella – recorded on F. excelsior in the UK