List of Lepidoptera that feed on goldenrods
Goldenrods (Solidago spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Solidago
- Bucculatricidae ribbed cocoon makers:
:*B. magnella
:*B. niveella
:*B. solidaginella
:*B. speciosa
- Coleophora case-bearers:
:*C. puberuloides
:*C. ramosella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
:*C. rugosae - feeds on S. rugosa
:*C. solidaginella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
:*C. triplicis - feeds on S. sempervirens
Polyphagous species which feed on Solidago among other plants
- Bucculatrix angustata
- Coleophora case-bearers:
:*C. acuminatoides
:*C. annulicola
:*C. duplicis
:*C. obscenella
- Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
- Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
- Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Schinia spp
:*S. nubila
:*S. nundina
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- The V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
- Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)