List of Lepidoptera that feed on Artemisia

Artemisia species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Artemisia
  • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

:*B. absinthii

:*B. andalusica

:*B. artemisiella

:*B. atagina - feeds on Artemisia campestris

:*B. benacicolella - feeds on A. alba

:*B. canariensis - feeds on A. canariensis

:*B. diffusella - feeds on Artemisia maritima

:*B. herbalbella - feeds on A. herba-alba

:*B. koebelella - feeds on A. californica

:*B. laciniatella - feeds on A. laciniata

:*B. leptalea - feeds on Tarragon

:*B. noltei - feeds on Mugwort

:*B. pannonica - feeds on A. maritima

:*B. ratisbonensis - feeds on A. campestris

:*B. salutatoria - feeds on Sagebrush

:*B. seorsa - feeds on Sagebrush

:*B. tridenticola - feeds on Sagebrush

  • Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. absinthii - feeds on Absinth Wormwood

:*C. amentastra - feeds on A. turanica

:*C. artemisicolella - feeds on Mugwort

:*C. artemisiella - feeds on A. maritima

:*C. directella - feeds on A. campestris

:*C. dubiella

:*C. granulatella - feeds on A. campestris

:*C. guttella - feeds on A. turanica

:*C. polynella - feeds on A. turanica

:*C. settarii - feeds on A. crithmifolia

:*C. solenella - feeds on A. campestris

:*C. succursella - feeds on A. campestris

:*C. yomogiella

:*C. zhusani - feeds on A. turanica

  • Schinia spp

:*S. acutilinea

:*S. cumatilis - feeds on A. frigida

:*S. scutosa - feeds on A. campestris

:*S. separata

Polyphagous species which feed on Artemisia among other plants
  • Bordered Pug (Eupithecia succenturiata) - recorded on Mugwort
  • Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

:*B. arnicella - recorded on Sagebrush

:*B. fatigatella - recorded on A. campestris

  • Chionodes distinctella - recorded on A. campestris
  • ''Coleophora case-bearers:

:*C. albicella - recorded on A. caerulescens

:*C. caelebipennella - recorded on A. campestris

:*C. ditella - recorded on A. campestris

:*C. gardesanella

:*C. kurokoi - recorded on A. princeps

:*C. trochilella - recorded on Mugwort

:*C. vibicigerella

  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
  • The Gothic (Naenia typica)
  • Grey Chi (Antitype chi) - recorded on Mugwort
  • Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
  • Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
  • Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
  • Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) - recorded on Mugwort
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on Mugwort
  • Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata)
  • The V-pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) - recorded on Mugwort
  • Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)