List of Lepidoptera that feed on beets
Beets (Beta vulgaris) are used as a food plant by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
- Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
- Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
- Hypercompe indecisa
- Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
- The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)