List of Lepidoptera that feed on Helianthus

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Helianthus

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
    • B. fusicola
    • B. ilecebrosa
    • B. longula - only on Sunflower (H. annuus)
    • B. needhami
    • B. simulans - only on Sunflower (H. annuus)
• Noctuidae
  • Schinia avemensis - only on Prairie Sunflower (H. petiolaris)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Helianthus and other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
  • Hypercompe albicornis
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora vernoniaeella
• Geometridae
  • Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
• Hepialidae
  • Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
  • Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
  • Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  • Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
• Nymphalidae
  • Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
  • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pyralidae
  • Banded Sunflower Moth (Cochylis hospes)
• Tortricidae
  • Sunflower Bud Moth (Cochylis hospes)
  • Sunflower Moth (Homoeosoma nebulella)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database