List of Lepidoptera which feed on Birches

Birches (Betula spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on birch
  • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

:*B. canadensisella

:*B. coronatella

  • Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. betulella

:*C. cornuta

:*C. hornigi

:*C. lentella

:*C. milvipennis

Polyphagous species which feed on birch among other plants
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Bucculatrix demaryella
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
  • Chionodes viduella
  • Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
  • Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. albovanescens

:*C. anatipennella

:*C. binderella

:*C. comptoniella

:*C. fuscedinella

:*C. fuscocuprella

:*C. ibipennella

:*C. limosipennella

:*C. lutipennella

:*C. malivorella

:*C. orbitella

:*C. persimplexella

:*C. piperata (recorded on B. occidentalis)

:*C. potentillae

:*C. pruniella

:*C. serratella

:*C. siccifolia

  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
  • Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
  • Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
  • Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis)
  • Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
  • Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
  • Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Silver Birch
  • Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
  • Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
  • The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Gazoryctra wielgusi
  • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  • Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
  • Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
  • Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)
  • Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
  • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
  • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  • The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
  • Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria)
  • Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
  • Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
  • Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
  • Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
  • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
  • Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
  • Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
  • Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
  • Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
  • Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)