List of Lepidoptera That Feed On Grasses - Polyphagous

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Poaceae and other plants

  • Arctiidae
    • Hypercompe eridanus – recorded on Panicum and possibly others
  • Coleophoridae
    • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
      • C. lixella – recorded on quaking grasses (Briza), soft-grasses (Holcus), and possibly others
      • C. ornatipennella
      • C. tricolor
      • C. viridicuprella
  • Crambidae
    • Agriphila inquinatella – recorded on Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina), meadow-grasses (Poa), and others
  • Hepialidae
    • Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth)
    • Korscheltellus lupulina (Common Swift)
    • Wiseana cervinata
  • Hesperiidae
    • Poanes viator (Broad-winged Skipper) – recorded on Panicum, common reeds (Phragmites), wild rice (Zizania), Zizaniopsis, and possibly others
  • Noctuidae
    • Eugnorisma glareosa (Autumnal Rustic) – recorded on meadow-grasses (Poa) and others
    • Euxoa nigricans (Garden Dart)
    • Mythimna impura (Smoky Wainscot) – recorded on foxtail grasses (Alopecurus), Cocksfoot (Dactylis), hair grasses (Deschampsia), Leymus, common reeds (Phragmites), and others
    • Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)
    • Xestia sexstrigata (Six-striped Rustic)
    • Xestia xanthographa (Square-spot Rustic)

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