List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions

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

  • Arctiidae
    • Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
  • Geometridae
    • Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
    • Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
  • Hepialidae
    • Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
  • Noctuidae
    • The Flame (Axylia putris)
    • The Gothic (Naenia typica)
    • Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
    • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
    • The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
    • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
    • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
    • The Shark (Cucullia umbratica)

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