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)