List of Lepidoptera that feed on Juncus

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Juncus

• Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. acutiphaga (feeds on J. acutus)

:*C. adjunctella

:*C. alticolella

:*C. bispinatella (feeds on J. canadensis)

:*C. caespititiella

:*C. concolorella

:*C. cratipennella

:*C. dentiferoides (feeds on J. militaris)

:*C. fagicorticella

:*C. maritella

:*C. maritimella (feeds on J. maritima)

:*C. quadrilineella

:*C. sexdentatella (feeds on J. canadensis)

:*C. taeniipennella

Polyphagous species which feed on Juncus among other plants

• Batrachedra arenosella
• Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. glaucicolella

:*C. viridicuprella

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database