List of Lepidoptera that feed on Camellia

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

  • Coleophoridae
    • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
      • C. scaleuta - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
      • C. vigilis - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
  • Geometridae
    • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) - recorded on Snow Camellia (C. rusticana)
    • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) - recorded on Japanese Camellia (C. japonica)
    • Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
  • Hepialidae
    • Endoclita malabaricus - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
    • Endoclita punctimargo - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
    • Endoclita purpurescens - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
    • Endoclita sericeus - recorded on Tea (C. sinensis)
  • Noctuidae
    • Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)