List of Lepidoptera which feed on Elms

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Ulmus
Butterflies
  • White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album 1.
Moths
  • Black V Moth Arctornis l-nigrum 2
  • Blomer's Rivulet Discoloxia blomeri 3
  • Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata 4
  • Dusky Lemon Sallow Xanthia gilvago 5
  • Lesser Spotted Pinion Cosmia affinis 6
  • White-spotted Pinion moth Cosmia diffinis 7
  • Acleris boscana 8
  • Pempelia formosa 9

Leaf-miners:

:*Bucculatrix albedinella

:*Bucculatrix eclecta

:*Bucculatrix ulmifoliae

:*Carpatolechia fugitivella

:*Coleophora ulmifoliella

:*Phyllonorycter schrebella 10

:*Phyllonorycter tristrigella 11

:*Stigmella lemniscella 12

:*Stigmella viscerella 13

Polyphagous species which feed on Ulmus among other plants
Butterflies
  • Camberwell Beauty or [USA] Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 14
  • Comma Polygonia c-album 15
  • Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros16
  • Scarce or Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell butterfly Nymphalis xanthomelas 17
Moths

[[Image:Buff Tip larva.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Buff Tip larva on European White Elm,

Great Fontley, England ]]

  • Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata
  • The Brick Agrochola circellaris
  • Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea
  • Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
  • Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
  • Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina
  • Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
  • The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina
  • Emperor Moth Pavonia pavonia
  • The Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
  • Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria
  • Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
  • Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina
  • Light Emerald Campaea margaritata
  • Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae
  • Lunar Spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina 18
  • Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria
  • November Moth Epirrita dilutata
  • The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii
  • Pale November Moth Epirrita christyi
  • Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi
  • Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria 19
  • The Satellite Eupsilia transversa 20
  • Twin-spotted Quaker Orthosia munda 21
  • Vapourer Orgyia antiqua 22
  • Winter Moth Operophtera brumata 23

Leaf-miners:

:*Bucculatrix ulmella

:*Coleophora case-bearers:

::*C. badiipennella

::*C. cerasivorella

::*C. comptoniella

::*C. fuscedinella

::*C. limosipennella

::*C. serratella

:*Epinotia abbreviana 24