List of Lepidoptera that feed on lettuces

Lettuces (Lactuca spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
  • Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
  • Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
  • Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
  • Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
  • The Gothic (Naenia typica)
  • Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
  • Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
  • Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
  • Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
  • Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
  • The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • The Shark (Cucullia umbratica)
  • Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
  • Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)