List of Lepidoptera that feed on Helianthus

Helianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Helianthus

  • Bucculatricidae
    • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
      • B. fusicola
      • B. ilecebrosa
      • B. longula - only on Sunflower (H. annuus)
      • B. needhami
      • B. simulans - only on Sunflower (H. annuus)
  • Noctuidae
    • Schinia avemensis - only on Prairie Sunflower (H. petiolaris)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Helianthus and other plants=

  • Arctiidae
    • Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
    • Hypercompe albicornis
  • Coleophoridae
    • Coleophora vernoniaeella
  • Geometridae
    • Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
  • Hepialidae
    • Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
    • Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
  • Noctuidae
    • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
    • Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
    • Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
    • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
    • Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
  • Nymphalidae
    • Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

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