List of Lepidoptera which feed on Spruces
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Spruces (Picea spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Batrachedra pinicolella
- Bordered White (Bupalis piniaria)
- Chionodes spp
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- C. continuella - recorded on White Spruce
- C. electella
- Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis) - a pest of Red Spruce, also recorded on White Spruce
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Gazoryctra wielgusi
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) - recorded on Black Spruce
- Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on Norway Spruce
- Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum) - recorded on Sitka Spruce
- Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) - recorded on Norway Spruce
