List of Lepidoptera which feed on Birches
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Birches (Betula spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
- *B. canadensisella
- *B. coronatella
Coleophora case-bearers: *C. betulella
*C. cornuta
*C. hornigi
*C. lentella
*C. milvipennis
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Bucculatrix demaryella
- Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
- Chionodes viduella
- Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
- Coleophora case-bearers:
- *C. albovanescens
- *C. anatipennella
- *C. binderella
- *C. comptoniella
- *C. fuscedinella
- *C. fuscocuprella
- *C. ibipennella
- *C. limosipennella
- *C. lutipennella
- *C. malivorella
- *C. orbitella
- *C. persimplexella
- *C. piperata (recorded on B. occidentalis)
- *C. potentillae
- *C. pruniella
- *C. serratella
- *C. siccifolia
Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) Conifer Swift (Korscheltellus gracilis) Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina) Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens) Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) - recorded on Silver Birch Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) Gazoryctra wielgusi Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) The Miller (Acronicta leporina) Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria) November Moth (Epirrita dilutata) Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria) Pale November Moth (Epirrita christyi) Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara) Sthenopis argenteomaculatus Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
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- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
- Bucculatrix demaryella
- Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
- Chionodes viduella
- Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
- Coleophora case-bearers:
- *C. albovanescens
- *C. anatipennella
- *C. binderella
- *C. comptoniella
- *C. fuscedinella
- *C. fuscocuprella
- *C. ibipennella
- *C. limosipennella
- *C. lutipennella
- *C. malivorella
- *C. orbitella
- *C. persimplexella
- *C. piperata (recorded on B. occidentalis)
- *C. potentillae
- *C. pruniella
- *C. serratella
- *C. siccifolia
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