List of Lepidoptera that feed on birches

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Betula

• Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
  • Bucculatrix canadensisella
  • Bucculatrix coronatella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. betulella
    • C. cornuta
    • C. hornigi
    • C. lentella
    • C. milvipennis

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Betula and other plants

• Bedelliidae
  • Bedellia somnulentella - recorded on Paper Birch (B. papyrifera)
• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix demaryella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. albovanescens
    • C. anatipennella
    • C. binderella
    • C. comptoniella
    • C. fuscedinella
    • C. fuscocuprella
    • C. ibipennella
    • C. limosipennella
    • C. lutipennella
    • C. malivorella
    • C. orbitella
    • C. persimplexella
    • C. piperata - recorded on Betula occidentalis
    • C. potentillae
    • C. pruniella
    • C. serratella
    • C. siccifolia
• Drepanidae
  • Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes viduella
• Geometridae
  • Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
  • Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
  • Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
  • Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
  • Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
  • Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria))
  • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
  • Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
  • Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
  • Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
  • Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
  • Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
• Hepialidae
  • Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis)
  • Gazoryctra wielgusi
  • Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) - recorded on Gray Birch (B. populifolia) and Paper Birch (B. papyrifera)
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
  • Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Silver Birch (B. pendula)
  • Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
  • The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  • Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
  • Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
  • The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
  • Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
  • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
  • Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
• Notodontidae
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
  • Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
• Notodontidae
  • Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
• Nymphalidae
  • American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis - prefers Sweet Birch (B. lenta) over Yellow Birch (B. alleghaniensis)
• Saturniidae
  • Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
• Sphingidae
  • Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)
  • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  • Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
  • Twin-spotted Sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database