LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA WHICH FEED ON POPLARS

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'Poplars' (''Populus'' spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:
===Monophagous===
Species which feed exclusively on ''Populus''

★ Bucculatricidae

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★ ''Bucculatrix staintonella''

★ Gelechiidae

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★ ''Chionodes terminimaculella''

★ Drepanidae

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★ Figure of Eighty (''Tethea ocularis'')
===Polyphagous===
Species which feed on ''Populus'' and other plants

★ Batrachedridae

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★ ''Batrachedra praeangusta''

★ Coleophoridae

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★ Several ''Coleophora'' case-bearer species:

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★ ''C. malivorella''

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★ ''C. pruniella''

★ Geometridae

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★ Autumnal Moth (''Epirrita autumnata'')

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★ Clouded Border (''Lomaspilis marginata'')

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★ Common Wave (''Cabera exanthemata'')

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★ Common White Wave (''Cabera pusaria'')

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★ Dotted Border (''Agriopis marginaria'')

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★ The Engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'')

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★ Feathered Thorn (''Colotois pennaria'')

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★ Grey Pug (''Eupithecia subfuscata'')

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★ Purple Thorn (''Selenia tetralunaria'')

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★ Scalloped Hazel (''Odontopera bidentata'')

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★ Scalloped Oak (''Crocallis elinguaria'')

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★ Winter Moth (''Operophtera brumata'')

★ Hepialidae

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★ Conifer Swift (''Korscheltellus gracilis'')

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★ ''Sthenopis purpurascens''

★ Lymantriidae

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★ Brown-tail (''Euproctis chrysorrhoea'')

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★ Gypsy moth (''Lymantria dispar'')

★ Noctuidae

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★ The Brick (''Agrochola circellaris'')

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★ Common Quaker (''Orthosia cerasi'')

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★ Grey Dagger (''Acronicta psi'')

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★ Hebrew Character (''Orthosia gothica'')

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★ The Miller (''Acronicta leporina'')

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★ Mouse Moth (''Amphipyra tragopoginis'')

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★ The Nutmeg (''Discestra trifolii'')

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★ Poplar Grey (''Acronicta megacephala'')

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★ Svensson's Copper Underwing (''Amphipyra berbera'') - recorded on aspens

★ Notodontidae

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★ Buff-tip (''Phalera bucephala'')

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★ Coxcomb Prominent (''Ptilodon capucina'')

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★ Poplar Kitten (''Furcula bifida'')

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★ Rough Prominent (''Nadata gibbosa'')

★ Nymphalidae

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★ American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple, ''Limenitis arthemis'' - prefers Quaking Aspen (''P. tremuloides'') over Eastern Cottonwood (''P. deltoides''), Bigtooth Aspen (''P. grandidentata''), and Ontario Balsam Poplar (''P. balsamifera'')

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★ Viceroy Butterfly (''Limenitis archippus'')

★ Papilionidae

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★ Eastern tiger swallowtail (''Papilio glaucus'') - recorded on cottonwoods

★ Saturniidae

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★ Emperor Moth (''Pavonia pavonia'')

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★ Pandora Pinemoth (''Coloradia pandora'') - recorded on aspens

★ Sphingidae

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★ Poplar Hawk-moth (''Laothoe populi'')

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★ Twin-spotted Sphinx (''Smerinthus jamaicensis'')

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