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List of Lepidoptera that feed on Rumex
Docks and sorrels are used as
food plants
by the larvae of a number of
Lepidoptera
species
, including:
Monophagous
">phagy">Monophagous
Species which
feed
exclusively on
Rumex
Nepticulidae
*
Enteucha acetosae
- feeds on
sheep's sorrel
and
common sorrel
Coleophoridae
*
Coleophora
hydrolapathella
- feeds on
great water dock
Gelechiidae
*
Chionodes ochreostrigella
Polyphagous
">phagy">Polyphagous
Species which feed on
Rumex
and other
plants
Arctiidae
*Buff ermine
Gelechiidae
*
Chionodes discoocellella
Geometridae
*Blood-vein
*Common marbled
carpet
*Engrailed
*Gem
*Lime-speck pug
*Mottled
beauty
Gracillariidae
*
Calybites
phasianipennella
Hepialidae
*Ghost
moth
*Orange
swift
Lymantriidae
*Brown-tail
Noctuidae
*Angle shades
*Autumnal rustic
*Cabbage moth
*Double square-spot
*Flame
*Flame
shoulder
*Grey
chi
*Heart and
club
*Heart and
dart
*Hebrew character
*Ingrailed clay
*Lesser
broad-bordered yellow underwing
*Lesser
yellow underwing
*Mouse moth
*Setaceous
Hebrew character
*Six-striped rustic
*Turnip moth
Saturniidae
*Emperor moth