List of Lepidoptera that feed on pear trees

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

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. bechsteinella
    • B. crataegi
    • B. pomifoliella
    • B. pyrivorella
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. anatipennella – recorded on European Pear (P. communis)
    • C. cerasivorella
    • C. hemerobiella
    • C. malivorella
    • C. nigricella
    • C. paripennella
    • C. siccifolia
    • C. spinella (Apple-and-Plum Case-bearer) – recorded on European Pear (P. communis)
• Geometridae
  • Chloroclystis rectangulata (Green Pug)
  • Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)
  • Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)
  • Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber)
  • Operophtera brumata (Winter Moth)
  • Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)
  • Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
  • Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar)
  • Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
  • Naenia typica (The Gothic)
  • Orthosia cerasi (Common Quaker)
  • Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
• Nolidae
  • Nola cucullatella (Short-cloaked Moth)
• Saturniidae
  • Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)
• Tortricidae
  • Enarmonia formosana (Cherrybark Tortrix) – on bark
  • Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth)
• Yponomeutidae
  • Scythropia crataegella (Hawthorn Moth)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database