List of Lepidoptera that feed on alders
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Alders (Alnus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Alnus:
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix locuples – only on Tag Alder (A. serrulata)
- Coleophoridae
- Geometridae
- Hydriomena impluviata (May Highflyer)
- Pyralidae
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Alnus among other plants:
- Arctiidae
- Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)
- Halysidota tessellaris (Banded Tussock Moth)
- Lophocampa maculata (Spotted Tussock Moth)
- Spilosoma luteum (Buff Ermine)
- Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix cidarella – recorded on Black Alder (A. glutinosa), Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana) and Green Alder (A. viridis)
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora species:
- C. alniella
- C. anatipennella
- C. binderella – recorded on Black Alder (A. glutinosa)
- C. comptoniella
- C. fuscedinella
- C. malivorella
- C. orbitella
- C. persimplexella – recorded on Green Alder (A. viridis)
- C. pruniella
- C. serratella
- Several Coleophora species:
- Drepanidae
- Drepana arcuata (Arched Hook-tip)
- Drepana binaria (Oak Hook-tip)
- Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)
- Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty)
- Antepione thisoaria (Variable Antepione)
- Besma quercivoraria (Oak Besma)[verification needed]
- Biston betularia (Peppered Moth)
- Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave)
- Cabera pusaria (Common White Wave)
- Campaea perlata (Pale Beauty)
- Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet)
- Cingilia catenaria (Chain-dotted Geometer)
- Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
- Cyclophora pendulinaria (Sweetfern Geometer)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
- Ennomos magnaria (Maple Spanworm)
- Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
- Geometra papilionaria (Large Emerald)
- Hypagyrtis unipunctata (One-spotted Variant)
- Iridopsis larvaria (Bent-lined Gray)
- Melanolophia canadaria (Canadian Melanolophia)
- Nematocampa resistaria (Filament Bearer)[verification needed]
- Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)
- Operophtera bruceata (Bruce Spanworm)[verification needed]
- Pero hubneraria (Hübner's Pero)
- Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)
- Tetracis cachexiata (White Slant-Line)
- Hepialidae
- Lasiocampidae
- Malacosoma disstria (Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth)
- Phyllodesma americana (Lappet Moth)
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)
- Orgyia antiqua (Rusty Tussock Moth)[verification needed]
- Megalopygidae
- Megalopyge crispata (Black-waved Flannel Moth)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta americana (American Dagger Moth)[verification needed]
- Acronicta dactylina (Fingered Dagger Moth)
- Acronicta funeralis (Funerary Dagger Moth)
- Acronicta grisea (Gray Dagger)
- Acronicta leporina (The Miller)
- Acronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)
- Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
- Lithophane innominata (Nameless Pinion)
- Melanchra assimilis
- Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)
- Palthis angulalis (Dark-spotted Palthis)
- Notodontidae
- Nadata gibbosa (Rough Prominent)
- Oligocentria semirufescens (Red-washed Prominent)[verification needed]
- Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)
- Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)
- Saturniidae
- Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Silkmoth) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)
- Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
- Sphingidae
- Amorpha juglandis (Walnut Sphinx)
- Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)
- Mimas tiliae (Lime Hawk-moth)
