List of Lepidoptera that feed on elms

Elms (Ulmus species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous

Species that feed exclusively on Ulmus

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix albedinella
  • Bucculatrix eclecta
  • Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora ulmifoliella
• Gelechiidae
  • Carpatolechia fugitivella
• Geometridae
  • Blomer's rivulet (Venusia blomeri) ^[1]
  • Clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) ^[2]
• Gracillariidae
  • Phyllonorycter schreberella ^[3]
  • Phyllonorycter tristrigella ^[4]
• Lycaenidae
  • White-letter hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) ^[5]
• Lymantriidae
  • Black V moth (Arctornis l-nigrum) ^[6]
• Nepticulidae
  • Stigmella lemniscella ^[7]
  • Stigmella viscerella ^[8]
• Noctuidae
  • Dusky lemon sallow (Xanthia gilvago) ^[9]
  • Lesser spotted pinion (Cosmia affinis) ^[10]
  • White-spotted pinion moth (Cosmia diffinis) ^[11]
• Pyralidae
  • Rhodophaea formosa ^[12]
• Tortricidae
  • Acleris kochiella ^[13]

Polyphagous

Species that feed on Ulmus among other plants

Buff-tip larva on European white elm, Great Fontley, England

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix ulmella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • Coleophora badiipennella
    • Coleophora cerasivorella
    • Coleophora comptoniella
    • Coleophora fuscedinella
    • Coleophora limosipennella
    • Coleophora serratella
• Erebidae
  • Banded tussock moth; pale tiger moth (Halysidota tessellaris) ^[14]
• Geometridae
  • Autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Dotted border (Agriopis marginaria)
  • Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Light emerald (Campaea margaritata)
  • Mottled umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • November moth (Epirrita dilutata)
  • Pale November moth (Epirrita christyi)
  • Scarce umber (Agriopis aurantiaria) ^[15]
  • Winter moth (Operophtera brumata) ^[16]
• Lasiocampidae
  • Lackey (Malacosoma neustria)
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Vapourer (Orgyia antiqua) ^[17]
• Noctuidae
  • The Brick (Agrochola circellaris)
  • Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
  • The dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • Grey dagger (Acronicta psi)
  • Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua janthina)
  • Lunar spotted pinion (Cosmia pyralina) ^[18]
  • The nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
  • The satellite (Eupsilia transversa) ^[19]
  • Twin-spotted Quaker (Perigrapha munda) ^[20]
• Notodontidae
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
  • Coxcomb prominent (Ptilodon capucina)
• Nymphalidae
  • Comma (Polygonia c-album) ^[21]
  • Eastern comma (Polygonia comma) ^{[14] [22]}
  • Large tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) ^[23]
  • Mourning cloak; Camberwell beauty (Nymphalis antiopa) ^{[14] [24]}
  • Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) ^{[14] [25] [26]}
  • Question mark (Polygonia interrogationis) ^{[14] [27]}
  • Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) ^[25]
  • Scarce tortoiseshell or yellow-legged tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas) ^[28]
• Saturniidae
  • Columbian silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia) ^[29]
  • Emperor moth (Pavonia pavonia)
• Sphingidae
  • Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)
  • Lime hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  • Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
  • Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
• Tortricidae
  • Epinotia abbreviana ^[30]

References

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2. Kimber, Ian. "70.206 BF1885 Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata (Scopoli, 1763)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. Kimber, Ian. "15.074 BF352 Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
4. Kimber, Ian. "15.078 BF356 Phyllonorycter tristrigella (Haworth, 1828)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
5. Eeles, Peter (July 16, 2006). "White-Letter Hairstreak: Satyrium w-album". UK Butterflies. Archived from the original on July 22, 2006.
6. Kimber, Ian. "72.008 BF2032 Black V Moth Arctornis l-nigrum (Müller, 1764)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
7. Kimber, Ian. "4.043 BF63 Stigmella lemniscella (Zeller, 1839)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
8. "Stigmella viscerella (Stainton, 1853)". British Leafminers. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007 – via Pennine Books.
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11. Kimber, Ian. "73.214 BF2317 White-spotted Pinion Cosmia diffinis (Linnaeus, 1767)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
12. Kimber, Ian. "62.024 BF1445 Rhodophaea formosa (Haworth, 1811)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
13. Kimber, Ian. "49.085 BF1050 Acleris kochiella (Goeze, 1783)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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16. Kimber, Ian. "70.106 BF1799 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
17. Kimber, Ian. "72.017 BF2026 The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
18. Kimber, Ian. "73.217 BF2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
19. Kimber, Ian. "73.210 BF2256 The Satellite Eupsilia transversa (Hufnagel, 1766)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
20. Kimber, Ian. "73.250 BF2189 Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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27. (1) Layberry, Ross, A.; Hall, Peter W.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (1998). "Question Mark: Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798)". The Butterflies of Canada. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press . Retrieved 2010-07-09.
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External links

• Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Ulmus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.