List of Lepidoptera that feed on Vaccinium
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Vaccinium species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
[edit] Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Vaccinium
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. glitzella – only on Lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- C. idaeella – only on Lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- C. murinella
- C. uliginosella – only on Bog Bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- C. vaccinivorella
- C. vitisella – only on Lingonberry (V. vitis-idaea)
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
[edit] Polyphagous
Species which feed on Vaccinium and other plants
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. plumbella – recorded on Bog Bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- C. vacciniella
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Gelechiidae
- Chionodes viduella – recorded on Bog Bilberry (V. uliginosum)
- Geometridae
- Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty)
- Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet)
- Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
- Eupithecia succenturiata (Bordered Pug) – recorded on Bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug) – recorded on Bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Itame argillacearia (Blueberry Spanworm) – recorded on Lowbush Blueberry (V. angustifolium) and others
- Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Noctuidae
- Diarsia mendica (Ingrailed Clay)
- Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot)
- Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) – recorded on Bilberry (V. myrtillus)
- Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
- Pyralidae
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)