List of Lepidoptera which feed on broom
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Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on brooms
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. bilineatella (feeds on Genista tinctoria)
- C. genistae (feeds on Genista anglica)
- C. saturatella
- C. trifariella
- C. vibicella (feeds on Genista tinctoria)
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on brooms among other plants
- Chionodes distinctella
- Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
- The Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia
- Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata
- The Nutmeg Discestra trifolii
- The Streak Chesias legatella
