List of Lepidoptera that feed on chestnut trees

Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Castanea

  • Coleophoridae
    • Coleophora leucochrysella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Castanea and other plants

  • Bucculatricidae
    • Bucculatrix demaryella
    • Bucculatrix trifasciella
  • Coleophoridae
    • Coleophora currucipennella
  • Geometridae
    • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
    • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
    • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Hepialidae
    • Endoclita excrescens
    • Endoclita sinensis
  • Lymantriidae
    • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
    • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
  • Noctuidae
    • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
  • Notodontidae
    • Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)