List of Lepidoptera that feed on currants
Currants (Ribes spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Ribes
- Geometridae
- The Spinach (Eulithis mellinata)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Ribes and other plants
- Arctiidae
- Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
- Geometridae
- Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
- Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
- Currant Pug (Eupithecia assimilata)
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) - recorded on Redcurrant (R. rubrum)
- Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata) - recorded on Redcurrant (R. rubrum)
- Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) - recorded on Redcurrant (R. rubrum)
- Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
- Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
- Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
- Hepialidae
- Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
- Lymantriidae
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Noctuidae
- Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
- The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
- Grey Chi (Antitype Chi) - recorded on Blackcurrant (R. nigrum)
- Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
- Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) - recorded on Redcurrant (R. rubrum)
- The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) - recorded on Redcurrant (R. rubrum)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)