List of Lepidoptera that feed on plantains

• Arctiidae
• * Hypercompe cermelii
• * Hypercompe scribonia
• * Spilosoma luteum
• Crambidae
• * Diasemia reticularis
• * Dolicharthria punctalis
• Geometridae
• * Idaea biselata
• Lycaenidae
• * Candalides heathi
• Lymantriidae
• * Euproctis chrysorrhoea
• Noctuidae
• * Agrotis exclamationis
• * Amphipyra tragopoginis
• * Mamestra brassicae
• * Naenia typica
• * Noctua comes
• * Noctua pronuba
• * Ochropleura plecta
• * Xestia c-nigrum
• * Xestia sexstrigata
• Nymphalidae
• * Junonia coenia
• * Junonia villida
• * Melitaea athalia - recorded on ribwort plantain, greater plantain, alpine plantain and possibly others
• * Melitaea aurelia - recorded on ribwort plantain
• * Melitaea cinxia
• * Melitaea didyma - recorded on ribwort plantain
• * Melitaea parthenoides - recorded on ribwort plantain and others