List of Lepidoptera that feed on willows
Willows, sallows and osiers are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species including the following.Monophagous">phagy">Monophagous species
Species that feed exclusively on Salix.
Species that feed on Salix and other plants.
- Arctiidae
- * Giant leopard moth
- Batrachedridae
- * Batrachedra praeangusta
- * Batrachedra striolata - recorded on arroyo willow
- Bedelliidae
- * Bedellia somnulentella
- Coleophoridae
- * Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
- ** C. anatipennella
- ** C. atlantica
- ** C. currucipennella
- ** C. lusciniaepennella
- ** C. malivorella
- ** C. piperata
- ** C. pruniella - recorded on crack willow
- ** C. salicivorella
- Geometridae
- * Agriopis marginaria
- * Alcis repandata
- * Cabera exanthemata
- * Cabera pusaria
- * Chloroclysta truncata
- * Colotois pennaria
- * Crocallis elinguaria
- * Ectropis crepuscularia
- * Epirrita autumnata
- * Eupithecia pusillata - Americas only
- * Eupithecia subfuscata
- * Eupithecia vulgata
- * Hemithea aestivaria
- * Lomaspilis marginata
- * Odontopera bidentata
- * Operophtera brumata
- * Opisthograptis luteolata
- Hepialidae
- * Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
- * Sthenopis purpurascens
- Lymantriidae
- * Euproctis chrysorrhoea
- * Euproctis similis
- * Lymantria dispar
- Nepticulidae
- * Stigmella salicis – also found on Myrica gale
- Noctuidae
- * Acronicta leporina
- * Acronicta megacephala
- * Acronicta psi
- * Acronicta tridens
- * Agrochola circellaris - recorded on common osier
- * Amphipyra berbera
- * Amphipyra tragopoginis
- * Antitype chi
- * Catocala cara - prefers black willow
- * Catocala delilah
- * Catocala junctura
- * Cosmia trapezina
- * Diarsia mendica
- * Diarsia rubi
- * Eugnorisma glareosa
- * Euplexia lucipara
- * Eupsilia transversa
- * Melanchra persicariae
- * Naenia typica
- * Noctua comes
- * Noctua janthina
- * Ochropleura plecta
- * Orthosia cerasi
- * Orthosia gothica
- * Xestia triangulum
- * Xestia xanthographa
- Notodontidae
- * Furcula bifida
- * Nadata gibbosa
- * Phalera bucephala
- * Ptilodon capucina
- Nymphalidae
- * Limenitis archippus
- * Limenitis arthemis - recorded on beaked willow and others
- Pyralidae
- * Endotricha flammealis
- Saturniidae
- * Automeris io
- * Pavonia pavonia
- Sesiidae
- * Red-tipped clearwing
- Sphingidae
- * Laothoe populi
- * Smerinthus jamaicensis
