List of Lepidoptera that feed on Chenopodium

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

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Chenopodium

• Coleophora case bearers:

:*C. binotapennella

:*C. clypeiferella (feeds on C. album)

:*C. mausolella

:*C. unipunctella

Polyphagous species which feed on Chenopodium among other plants

• Coleophora case bearers:

:*C. annulatella

:*C. lineapulvella (recorded on C. album)

:*C. saxicolella

:*C. scaleuta

:*C. sternipennella

:*C. versurella

• Heart and Club Agrotis clavis
• The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database