List of Lepidoptera that feed on Senecio

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Senecio
  • Bucculatrix seneciensis
Polyphagous species which feed on Senecio among other plants
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Bucculatrix eurotiella
  • Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
  • Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
  • Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
  • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
  • Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
  • Hypercompe indecisa
  • Hypercompe orsa
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)