List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions
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Dandelions (Taraxacum spp.) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
- Arctiidae
- Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth)
- Geometridae
- Idaea aversata (Riband Wave)
- Idaea biselata (Small Fan-footed Wave)
- Hepialidae
- Triodia sylvina (Orange Swift)
- Noctuidae
- Antitype chi (Grey Chi)
- Axylia putris (The Flame)
- Cucullia umbratica (The Shark)
- Discestra trifolii (The Nutmeg)
- Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
- Naenia typica (The Gothic)
- Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)
- Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
