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List of Lepidoptera that feed on hazels
Hazelnuts
are used as
food plants
by the caterpillars of several
Lepidoptera
species
including:
Monophagous
">phagy">Monophagous
Species which
feed
exclusively on
Corylus
:
Bucculatricidae
*
Bucculatrix
callistricha
*
Bucculatrix fugitans
Coleophoridae
*
Coleophora
corylifoliella
Polyphagous
">phagy">Polyphagous
Species which feed on
Corylus
among other plants:
Bucculatricidae
*
Bucculatrix demaryella
Coleophoridae
*
Coleophora
case-bearers:
**
C. anatipennella
- recorded on
common hazel
**
C. badiipennella
**
C. binderella
**
C. fuscocuprella
**
C. paripennella
**
C. serratella
Drepanidae
*
Habrosyne
pyritoides
Geometridae
*
Agriopis
marginaria
*
Campaea
margaritata
*
Crocallis
elinguaria
- recorded on common hazel
*
Erannis
defoliaria
*
Epirrita
autumnata
*
Epirrita christyi
*
Epirrita dilutata
*
Geometra papilionaria
*
Hemithea aestivaria
*
Lomaspilis
marginata
*
Operophtera
brumata
Noctuidae
*
Acronicta leporina
- recorded on common hazel
*
Acronicta
psi
*
Cosmia
trapezina
*
Eupsilia transversa
- recorded on common hazel
*
Orthosia
gothica
- recorded on common hazel
Notodontidae
*
Nadata
gibbosa
*
Phalera
bucephala
Oecophoridae
*
Alabonia
geoffrella
- recorded in dead
twigs
of common hazel
*
Esperia oliviella
- recorded in dead twigs of hazels
Saturniidae
*
Automeris
io
- recorded on common hazel
Sphingidae
*
Amorpha
juglandis