List of Lepidoptera that feed on Cirsium

Cirsium thistle species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including:

• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. paripennella
    • C. peribenanderi – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense) and probably others
• Geometridae
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
  • Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
  • Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
  • Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
• Noctuidae
  • Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
  • Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character) – recorded on Creeping Thistle (C. arvense)
• Pyralidae
  • Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
• Sphingidae
  • Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database