List of Lepidoptera that feed on spruces

Spruces, Picea spp., are used as food plants by the caterpillars of many Lepidoptera. The Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants (HOSTS) lists nearly 1,000 species of Lepidoptera.[1]

A few examples are listed below:

• Batrachedridae
  • Batrachedra pinicolella
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes spp.:
    • C. continuella – recorded on White Spruce (P. glauca)
    • C. electella
• Geometridae
  • Bupalus piniaria (Bordered White)
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
  • Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug) – recorded on Black Spruce (P. mariana)
  • Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Norway Spruce (P. abies)
  • Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth) – recorded on Norway Spruce (P. abies)
• Hepialidae
  • Gazoryctra wielgusi
  • Korscheltellus gracilis (Conifer Swift) – prefers Red Spruce (P. rubens), also recorded on White Spruce (P. glauca)
• Lymantriidae
  • Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) – older larvae only
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth) – recorded on Sitka Spruce (P. sitchensis)
  • Panolis flammea (Pine Beauty)
• Tortricidae
  • Cydia duplicana – recorded on injured bark of Norway Spruce (P. abies)
  • Cydia illutana – recorded on Norway Spruce (P. abies) and Siberian Spruce (P. (a.) obovata) cone scales
  • Syndemis musculana

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database