List of Lepidoptera that feed on oaks

Oaks (Quercus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Quercus

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. ainsliella
    • B. albertiella
    • B. amiculella
    • B. cerina
    • B. domicola - only on Pin Oak (Q. palustris)
    • B. litigiosella
    • B. luteella - only on White Oak (Q. alba)
    • B. ochrisuffusa - only on White Oak (Q. alba)
    • B. recognita - only on Bur Oak (Q. macrocarpa)
    • B. zophopasta - only on Garry Oak (Q. garryana)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes spp.:
    • C. acrina
    • C. bicostomaculella
    • C. chrysopyla
    • C. formosella
    • C. fuscomaculella
    • C. gilvomaculella
    • C. pereyra
    • C. petalumensis - only on Valley Oak (Q. lobata)
    • C. raspyon
    • C. trichostola
    • C. trophella
    • C. vanduzeei - only on Coast Live Oak (Q. agrifolia)
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. bipennella
    • C. discostriata
    • C. levantis
    • C. melanograpta
    • C. quercicola - only on Mongolian Oak (Q. mongolica)
    • C. querciella
• Geometridae
  • Blotched Emerald (Comibaena bajularia)
• Notodontidae
  • California oakworm or California oak moth (Phryganidia californica) - only on Coast Live Oak (Q. agrifolia)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Quercus and other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
  • Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. packardella
    • B. quinquenotella - recorded on Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra)
    • B. trifasciella - recorded on Northern Red Oak (Q. rubra)
    • B. ulmella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. albovanescens
    • C. anatipennella
    • C. atromarginata
    • C. currucipennella
    • C. flavipennella
    • C. ibipennella
    • C. lutipennella
    • C. palliatella
    • C. serratella - recorded on Interior Live Oak (Q. wislizenii)
• Drepanidae
  • Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes occidentella
• Geometridae
  • Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)
  • Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
  • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)
  • Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)
  • Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
  • November Moth (Epirrita dilutata)
  • Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi)
  • Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
  • Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)
  • Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
  • Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
• Hepialidae
  • Endoclita excrescens
  • Endoclita sinensis
  • Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
• Noctuidae
  • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  • Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
  • Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
  • Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Holm Oak (Q. ilex)
  • The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
  • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  • Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
  • Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
  • The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
  • Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis)
  • Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
  • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
  • Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
  • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
  • Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera)
  • The Sycamore (Acronicta aceris) - recorded on Pedunculate Oak (Q. robur)
• Notodontidae
  • Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
  • Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina) - recorded on Pedunculate Oak (Q. robur)
  • Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
• Saturniidae
  • Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
• Sphingidae
  • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
• Thaumetopoeidae
  • Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database