List of Lepidoptera that feed on birches
Birches, Betula spp., are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous
Species which feed exclusively on Betula
- Bucculatricidae leaf-miners:
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- C. betulella – only known from Silver Birch (B. pendula) and Downy Birch (B. pubescens)
- C. cornuta
- C. hornigi
- C. lentella
- C. milvipennis
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Notodontidae
- Leucodonta bicoloria (White Prominent)
Polyphagous
Species which feed on Betula and other plants
- Bedelliidae
- Bedellia somnulentella – recorded on Paper Birch (B. papyrifera)
- Bucculatricidae
- Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- Endromidae
- Drepanidae
- Drepana binaria (Oak Hook-tip)
- Gelechiidae
- Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)
- Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty)
- Biston betularia (Peppered Moth)
- Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)
- Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave)
- Cabera pusaria (Common White Wave)
- Campaea margaritata (Light Emerald)
- Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet)
- Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
- Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
- Epirrita christyi (Pale November Moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November Moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
- Geometra papilionaria (Large Emerald)
- Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
- Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
- Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone Moth)
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) – Leaves
- Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)
- Hepialidae
- Gazoryctra wielgusi
- Korscheltellus gracilis (Conifer Swift)
- Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
- Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) – recorded on Paper Birch (B. papyrifera) and Gray Birch (B. populifolia)
- Noctuidae
- Acronicta leporina (The Miller)
- Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
- Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar)
- Euplexia lucipara (Small Angle Shades)
- Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
- Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Silver Birch (B. pendula)
- Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
- Panolis flammea (Pine Beauty)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades)
- Xestia triangulum (Double Square-spot)
- Notodontidae
- Nadata gibbosa (Rough Prominent)
- Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)
- Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)
- Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple) – prefers Sweet Birch (B. lenta) over Yellow Birch (B. alleghaniensis)
- Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
- Sphingidae
- Ceratomia amyntor (Elm Sphinx)
- Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)
- Mimas tiliae (Lime Hawk-moth)
- Smerinthus jamaicensis (Twin-spotted Sphinx)
- Tortricidae
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