List of Lepidoptera that feed on clovers

Clovers (Trifolium spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:

Species which feed exclusively on Trifolium

Species which feed on Trifolium and other plants

Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  - C. alcyonipennella
  - C. frischella - recorded on White Clover (T. repens)
Gelechiidae
- Chionodes lugubrella - recorded on White Clover (T. repens)
Geometridae
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
- Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
Hepialidae
- Wiseana cervinata
Hesperiidae
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) - recorded on Red Clover (T. pratense)
Lymantriidae
- Brown-tail (Euproctis crhysorrhoea)
Noctuidae
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
- Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
- The Nutmeg (''Discestra trifolii')
- Schinia jaguarina
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
Zygaenidae
- Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)

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