List of Lepidoptera that feed on Eucalyptus

Gum trees, Eucalyptus spp., are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Eucalyptus

• Bucculatricidae
  • Bucculatrix eucalypti
• Hepialidae
  • Abantiades latipennis (Pindi Moth) – root feeder, only on Messmate Stringybark (E. obliqua) and Stringy Gum (E. regnans)
  • Aenetus montanus – trunk burrower
  • Aenetus ombraloma – trunk burrower

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Eucalyptus among other plants

• Arctiidae
  • Eupseudosoma aberrans
  • Eupseudosoma involutum (Snowy Eupseudosoma)
• Hepialidae
  • Other Abantiades spp. – root feeders
  • Aenetus eximia – trunk burrower
  • Aenetus ligniveren – trunk burrower
  • Aenetus ramsayi – trunk burrower
  • Aenetus scotti – trunk burrower
  • Aenetus virescens (Puriri Moth) – trunk burrower
  • Endoclita auratus
  • Endoclita hosei
  • Endoclita malabaricus
  • Endoclita undulifer
  • Trichophassus giganteus
  • Zelotypia stacyi (Bentwing Ghost Moth) – trunk burrower
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)
• Oecophoridae
  • All known species of Crossophora
• Tortricidae
  • "Cnephasia" jactatana (Black-lyre Leafroller Moth)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database