List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex
Docks and sorrels (Rumex spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Rumex
- Coleophoridae
- Coleophora hydrolapathella - feeds on Great Water Dock (R. hydrolapathum)
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes ochreostrigella
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Rumex and other plants
- Arctiidae
- Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes discoocellella
- Geometridae
- Blood-vein (Timandra griseata)
- Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
- Hepialidae
- Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
- Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
- Lymantriidae
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Noctuidae
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
- Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
- The Flame (Axylia putris)
- Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
- Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
- Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
- Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
- Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
- Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
- Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina)
- Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
- Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)
- Turnip Moth (''Agrotis segetum'
- Saturniidae
- Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)