List of Lepidoptera that feed on Malus

Apples (Malus spp.) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix bechsteinella
  • Bucculatrix pomifoliella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
    • C. anatipennella – Leaves – recorded on Paradise Apple (M. pumila), and possibly others
    • C. cerasivorella
    • C. coracipennella
    • C. hemerobiella
    • C. malivorella
    • C. paripennella – recorded on Paradise Apple (M. pumila)
    • C. pruniella
    • C. sacramenta – recorded on Paradise Apple (Malus pumila)
    • C. serratella
    • C. spinella (Apple-and-Plum Case-bearer)
• Geometridae
  • Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)
  • Campaea margaritata (Light Emerald)
  • Chloroclystis rectangulata (Green Pug)
  • Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
  • Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
  • Epirrita dilutata (November Moth)
  • Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber)
  • Eupithecia exiguata (Mottled Pug)
  • Eupithecia pusillata (Juniper Pug) – Americas only
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
  • Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Double-striped Pug)
  • Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
  • Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)
  • Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth)
  • Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone Moth)
  • Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) – Leaves
  • Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)
• Hepialidae
  • Phymatopus behrensii
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
  • Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)
  • Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)
• Noctuidae
  • Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
  • Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
  • Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)
  • Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper Underwing)
  • Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar)
  • Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
  • Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
  • Naenia typica (The Gothic)
  • Orthosia cerasi (Common Quaker)
  • Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
  • Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
• Nolidae
  • Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth)
• Notodontidae
  • Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)
• Nymphalidae
  • Limenitis arthemis (American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple) – recorded on Paradise Apple (Malus pumila)
• Saturniidae
  • Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
• Sphingidae
  • Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)
  • Smerinthus jamaicensis (Twin-spotted Sphinx) – recorded on European Wild Apple (M. sylvestris)
• Tortricidae
  • Enarmonia formosana (Cherrybark Tortrix) – recorded on apple bark
  • Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)
• Yponomeutidae
  • Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine)
  • Argyresthia curvella (Apple Blossom Tineid) – only known from apple blossoms and perhaps rotting apple wood
  • Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth) – recorded on European Wild Apple (M. sylvestris)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database