List of Lepidoptera that feed on brooms

Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on brooms

  • Coleophoridae
    • Several species of Coleophora case-bearers:
      • C. bilineatella - only on Dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)
      • C. genistae - only on Genista anglica
      • C. saturatella
      • C. trifariella
      • C. vibicella - only on Dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on brooms among other plants

  • Arctiidae
    • Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
  • Gelechiidae
    • Chionodes distinctella
  • Geometridae
    • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
    • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
    • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
    • The Streak (Chesias legatella)
  • Noctuidae
    • The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)