List of Lepidoptera that feed on pines

Pines (Pinus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Species which feed exclusively on Pinus

Batrachedridae
- Batrachedra silvatica - only on Chir Pine (P. roxburghii)
Gelechiidae
- Chionodes spp.:
  - C. retiniella - only on Ponderosa Pine (P. ponderosa)
  - C. sabinianus - only on Gray Pine (P. sabineana)
Saturniidae
- Doris' Pinemoth (Coloradia doris)
- Lusk's Pinemoth (Coloradia luski) - only on Eastern White Pine (P. strobus)
- Velda Pinemoth (Coloradia velda)

Species which feed on Pinus and other plants

Batrachedridae
- Batrachedra pinicolella - recorded on Scots Pine (P. sylvestris)
Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix ulmella - recorded on Scots Pine (P. sylvestris)
Gelechiidae
- Chionodes electella
- Chionodes periculella - recorded on Ponderosa Pine (P. ponderosa)
Geometridae
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria), also known as Pine Looper
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on Scots Pine (P. sylvestris)
Lymantriidae)
- Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) - older larvae
Noctuidae
- Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
Saturniidae
- Pandora Pinemoth (Coloradia pandora)
Thaumetopoeidae
- Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
Tortricidae
- Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

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