Discover

'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:

★
★ ''Bucculatrix canadensisella''

★
★ ''Bucculatrix coronatella''

★ Coleophoridae

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

★
★
★ ''C. betulella''

★
★
★ ''C. cornuta''

★
★
★ ''C. hornigi''

★
★
★ ''C. lentella''

★
★
★ ''C. milvipennis''
===Polyphagous===
Species which feed on ''Betula'' and other plants

★ Bedelliidae

★
★ ''Bedellia somnulentella'' - recorded on Paper Birch (''B. papyrifera'')

★ Bucculatricidae

★
★ ''Bucculatrix demaryella''

★ Coleophoridae

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

★
★
★ ''C. albovanescens''

★
★
★ ''C. anatipennella''

★
★
★ ''C. binderella''

★
★
★ ''C. comptoniella''

★
★
★ ''C. fuscedinella''

★
★
★ ''C. fuscocuprella''

★
★
★ ''C. ibipennella''

★
★
★ ''C. limosipennella''

★
★
★ ''C. lutipennella''

★
★
★ ''C. malivorella''

★
★
★ ''C. orbitella''

★
★
★ ''C. persimplexella''

★
★
★ ''C. piperata'' - recorded on ''Betula occidentalis''

★
★
★ ''C. potentillae''

★
★
★ ''C. pruniella''

★
★
★ ''C. serratella''

★
★
★ ''C. siccifolia''

★ Drepanidae

★
★ Oak Hook-tip (''Drepana binaria'')

★ Gelechiidae

★
★ ''Chionodes viduella''

★ Geometridae

★
★ Autumnal Moth (''Epirrita autumnata'')

★
★ Brimstone Moth (''Opisthograptis luteolata'')

★
★ Clouded Border (''Lomaspilis marginata'')

★
★ Common Emerald (''Hemithea aestivaria'')

★
★ Common Marbled Carpet (''Chloroclysta truncata'')

★
★ Common Wave (''Cabera exanthemata'')

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

★
★ Dotted Border (''Agriopis marginaria'')

★
★ The Engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'')

★
★ Feathered Thorn (''Colotois pennaria'')

★
★ Grey Pug (''Eupithecia subfuscata'')

★
★ Large Emerald (''Geometra papilionaria''))

★
★ Light Emerald (''Campaea margaritata'')

★
★ Mottled Beauty (''Alcis repandata'')

★
★ Mottled Umber (''Erannis defoliaria'')

★
★ November Moth (''Epirrita dilutata'')

★
★ Pale November Moth (''Epirrita christyi'')

★
★ Purple Thorn (''Selenia tetralunaria'')

★
★ Scalloped Hazel (''Odontopera bidentata'')

★
★ Scalloped Oak (''Crocallis elinguaria'')

★
★ Willow Beauty (''Peribatodes rhomboidaria'')

★
★ Winter Moth (''Operophtera brumata'')

★ Hepialidae

★
★ Conifer Swift (''Korscheltellus gracilis'')

★
★ ''Gazoryctra wielgusi''

★
★ ''Sthenopis argenteomaculatus''

★ Lymantriidae

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

★
★ Gypsy moth (''Lymantria dispar'') - recorded on Gray Birch (''B. populifolia'') and Paper Birch (''B. papyrifera'')

★
★ Yellow-tail (''Euproctis similis'')

★ Noctuidae

★
★ Angle Shades (''Phlogophora meticulosa'')

★
★ Dark Dagger (''Acronicta tridens'')

★
★ Dot Moth (''Melanchra persicariae'') - recorded on Silver Birch (''B. pendula'')

★
★ Double Square-spot (''Xestia triangulum'')

★
★ The Dun-bar (''Cosmia trapezina'')

★
★ Grey Dagger (''Acronicta psi'')

★
★ Hebrew Character (''Orthosia gothica'')

★
★ Lesser Yellow Underwing (''Noctua comes'')

★
★ The Miller (''Acronicta leporina'')

★
★ Pine Beauty (''Panolis flammea'')

★
★ The Satellite (''Eupsilia transversa'')

★
★ Small Angle Shades (''Euplexia lucipara'')

★ Notodontidae

★
★ Buff-tip (''Phalera bucephala'')

★
★ Coxcomb Prominent (''Ptilodon capucina'')

★ Notodontidae

★
★ Rough Prominent (''Nadata gibbosa'')

★ Nymphalidae

★
★ American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple, ''Limenitis arthemis'' - prefers Sweet Birch (''B. lenta'') over Yellow Birch (''B. alleghaniensis'')

★ Saturniidae

★
★ Emperor Moth (''Pavonia pavonia'')

★ Sphingidae

★
★ Elm Sphinx (''Ceratomia amyntor'')

★
★ Lime Hawk-moth (''Mimas tiliae'')

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

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

Contents

External link

External link

★ Caterpillar Hostplants Database