List of Lepidoptera that feed on chestnut trees

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

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Castanea

• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora leucochrysella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Castanea and other plants

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix demaryella
  • Bucculatrix trifasciella
• Coleophoridae
  • Coleophora currucipennella
• Geometridae
  • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  • The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  • Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
• Hepialidae
  • Endoclita excrescens
  • Endoclita sinensis
• Lymantriidae
  • Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
  • Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
• Noctuidae
  • The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
• Notodontidae
  • Rough Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database