List of Lepidoptera that feed on Malus

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Apples ( Malus species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Malus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ↑ Hæggström, Carl-Adam (24 June 2013). "The Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) is probably fairly common in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland". Entomologica Fennica. 24 (2): 122–128. doi: 10.33338/ef.8349 . ISSN   2489-4966.
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