List of Lepidoptera which feed on Vaccinium

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Vaccinium
  • Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. glitzella - feeds on V. vitis-idaea

:*C. idaeella - feeds on V. vitis-idaea

:*C. murinella

:*C. uliginosella - feeds on V. uliginosum

:*C. vaccinivorella

:*C. vitisella - feeds on V. vitis-idaea

Polyphagous species which feed on Vaccinium among other plants
  • Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata) - recorded on bilberry
  • Chionodes viduella - recorded on V. uliginosum
  • Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. plumbella - recorded on V. uliginosum

:*C. vacciniella

  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)
  • Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) - recorded on bilberry
  • Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on bilberry
  • Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) - recorded on bilberry
  • Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on bilberry
  • Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)