List of Lepidoptera that feed on Artemisia
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Artemisia species (wormwoods, mugworts and sagebrushes) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), including:
[edit] Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Artemisia
- Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- B. absinthii
- B. andalusica
- B. artemisiella
- B. atagina – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- B. benacicolella – only on A. alba
- B. canariensis – only on A. canariensis
- B. diffusella – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
- B. herbalbella – only on White Wormwood (A. herba-alba)
- B. koebelella – only on California Sagebrush (A. californica)
- B. laciniatella – only on Siberian Wormwood (A. laciniata)
- B. leptalea – only on Tarragon (A. dranunculus)
- B. noltei – only on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- B. pannonica – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
- B. ratisbonensis – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- B. salutatoria – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
- B. seorsa – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
- B. tridenticola – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. absinthii – only on Absinth Wormwood (A. absinthium)
- C. amentastra – only on A. turanica
- C. artemisicolella – only on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- C. artemisiella – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
- C. directella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. dubiella
- C. granulatella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. guttella – only on A. turanica
- C. polynella – only on A. turanica
- C. settarii – only on A. crithmifolia
- C. solenella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. succursella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. yomogiella
- C. zhusani – only on A. turanica
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Noctuidae
- Schinia accessa (Angle-lined Flower Moth) – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
- Schinia cumatilis (Silver-banded Gem) – only on Fringed Sagebrush (A. frigida)
- Schinia nuchalis (Spotted Clover Moth) – on Field Wormwood (A. campestris), Tarragon (A. dracunculus) and possibly others
[edit] Polyphagous
Species which feed on Artemisia and other plants
- Bucculatricidae
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- B. arnicella – recorded on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
- B. fatigatella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. albicella – recorded on A. caerulescens
- C. caelebipennella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. ditella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- C. gardesanella
- C. kurokoi – recorded on Japanese Mugwort (A. princeps)
- C. trochilella – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- C. vibicigerella
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Crambidae
- Dolicharthria punctalis – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes distinctella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
- Geometridae
- Chloroclystis v-ata (The V-pug) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug)
- Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug)
- Eupithecia icterata (Tawny Speckled Pug)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
- Eupithecia succenturiata (Bordered Pug) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug)
- Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Noctuidae
- Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart)
- Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Antitype chi (Grey Chi) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
- Naenia typica (The Gothic)
