List of Lepidoptera that feed on Malus

Apples (Malus spp.) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include:

Bucculatricidae
- Bucculatrix bechsteinella
- Bucculatrix pomifoliella
Coleophoridae
- Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as:
  - C. anatipennella – Leaves – recorded on Paradise Apple (M. pumila), and possibly others
  - C. cerasivorella
  - C. coracipennella
  - C. hemerobiella
  - C. malivorella
  - C. paripennella – recorded on Paradise Apple (M. pumila)
  - C. pruniella
  - C. sacramenta – recorded on Paradise Apple (Malus pumila)
  - C. serratella
  - C. spinella (Apple-and-Plum Case-bearer)
Geometridae
- Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)
- Campaea margaritata (Light Emerald)
- Chloroclystis rectangulata (Green Pug)
- Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
- Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
- Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)
- Epirrita dilutata (November Moth)
- Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber)
- Eupithecia exiguata (Mottled Pug)
- Eupithecia pusillata (Juniper Pug) – Americas only
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
- Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Double-striped Pug)
- Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
- Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)
- Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth)
- Opisthograptis luteolata (Brimstone Moth)
- Peribatodes rhomboidaria (Willow Beauty) – Leaves
- Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)
Hepialidae
- Phymatopus behrensii
Lymantriidae
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
- Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)
- Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)
Noctuidae
- Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
- Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
- Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth)
- Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper Underwing)
- Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar)
- Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
- Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
- Naenia typica (The Gothic)
- Orthosia cerasi (Common Quaker)
- Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)
- Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades)
- Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
Nolidae
- Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth)
Notodontidae
- Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)
Nymphalidae
- Limenitis arthemis (American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple) – recorded on Paradise Apple (Malus pumila)
Saturniidae
- Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
Sphingidae
- Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)
- Smerinthus jamaicensis (Twin-spotted Sphinx) – recorded on European Wild Apple (M. sylvestris)
Tortricidae
- Enarmonia formosana (Cherrybark Tortrix) – recorded on apple bark
- Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)
Yponomeutidae
- Yponomeuta malinellus (Apple Ermine)
- Argyresthia curvella (Apple Blossom Tineid) – only known from apple blossoms and perhaps rotting apple wood
- Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth) – recorded on European Wild Apple (M. sylvestris)

External links

Caterpillar Hostplants Database

Apples

List of apple cultivars

Species	Malus domestica Malus niedzwetskyana Malus sieversii

Table apples	Adams Pearmain Akane Åkerö Alkmene Allington Pippin Ambrosia Anna Annurca Ariane Arkansas Black Ashmead's Kernel Aurora Golden Gala Baldwin Beacon Beauty of Bath Belle de Boskoop Bellflower Ben Davis Birgit Bonnier Braeburn Brina Cameo Champion Civni (Rubens) Claygate Pearmain Clivia Cornish Aromatic Cornish Gilliflower Cortland Court Pendu Plat Cox's Orange Pippin Crimson Gold Cripps Pink (Pink Lady) Delbard Jubilee Delbarestivale Delrouval Discovery Dorsett Golden Dougherty Duchess of Oldenburg Egremont Russet Ellison's Orange Elstar Empire Enterprise Envy Esopus Spitzenburg Eva Fiesta Flamenco Florina Fuji Gala Geheimrat Dr. Oldenburg Ginger Gold Golden Delicious Golden Orange Goldspur Granny Smith Gravenstein Grimes Golden Haralson Honeycrisp Honeygold Idared Ingrid Marie James Grieve Jazz Jersey Black Jonagold Jonathan Jubilee Julieta Jupiter Kanzi Karmijn de Sonnaville King Byerd King of the Pippins Knobby Russet Lady Alice Laxton's Superb Liberty Liveland Raspberry Lodi Lord Lambourne Lucombe's Seedling Macoun McIntosh Melba Melrose Mutsu Newtown Pippin Nicola Opal Pacific Rose Pam's Delight Papirovka Paula Red Pink Pearl Pinova Prima Pristine Rajka Ralls Genet Rambo Red Astrachan Red Delicious Redlove apples Rhode Island Greening Ribston Pippin Rome Roxbury Russet Sandow Sekai Ichi Spartan Splendour Star of Devon Stayman Sturmer Pippin Summerfree Sunset Suntan SweeTango Taliaferro Tartu Rose Tentation Tompkins King Topaz Wealthy Winesap Winston Wyken Pippin York Imperial Zestar

Cooking apples	Antonovka Bismarck Blenheim Orange Bramley Calville Blanc d'hiver Chelmsford Wonder Creston Crimson Bramley Flower of Kent Golden Noble Grenadier Manks Codlin Newton Wonder Norfolk Biffin Northern Spy Reinette du Canada Upton Pyne White Transparent Wolf River Worcester Pearmain

Cider apples	Antonovka Brown Snout Crimson King Dabinett Foxwhelp Gascoyne's Scarlet Golden Russet Golden Spire Hangdown Harrison Cider Kingston Black Redstreak Slack-ma-Girdle Styre Tom Putt

Ornamental apple	Flamenco Goldspur Wijcik McIntosh

Apple products	Apfelwein Apple butter Apple cake Apple chips Apple cider Apple cider vinegar Apple crisp Apple dishes Apple juice Apple pie Apple sauce Apple seed oil Apple strudel Applejack Calvados Candy apple Caramel apple Cider Ice cider Jewish apple cake Pectin Pommeau

Agriculture	Apple diseases Apple picking Apple scab Applecrab Countries by apple production Fruit tree pruning Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Johnny Appleseed Lepidoptera that feed on Malus Malling series Malus Pearmain Pollination Pome PRI disease resistant apple breeding program Reinette Russeting US Apple Association

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