List of Lepidoptera which feed on Helianthus
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Helianthus species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Helianthus
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
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- B. fusicola
- B. ilecebrosa
- B. longula - feeds on Helianthus annuus
- B. needhami
- B. simulans - feeds on Helianthus annuus
- Schinia avemensis - feeds on Helianthus petiolaris
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Helianthus among other plants
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
- Coleophora vernoniaeella
- Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina)
- Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)
- Giant Leopard Moth (Ecpantheria scribonia)
- Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
- Hypercompe albicornis
- Juniper Pug (Eupithecia pusillata)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
