List of Lepidoptera that feed on plantains

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

• Arctiidae
  • Hypercompe cermellii
  • Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth)
  • Spilosoma luteum (Buff Ermine)
• Crambidae
  • Diasemia reticularis
  • Dolicharthria punctalis
• Geometridae
  • Idaea biselata (Small Fan-footed Wave)
• Lycaenidae
  • Candalides heathi (Rayed Blue)
• Lymantriidae
  • Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth)
  • Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
  • Naenia typica (The Gothic)
  • Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing)
  • Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)
  • Ochropleura plecta (Flame Shoulder)
  • Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
  • Xestia sexstrigata (Six-striped Rustic)
• Nymphalidae
  • Junonia coenia (Common Buckeye)
  • Junonia villida (Meadow Argus)
  • Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) – recorded on Ribwort Plantain (P. lanceolata), Greater Plantain (P. major), Alpine Plantain (P. alpina) and possibly others
  • Melitaea aurelia (Nickerl's Fritillary) – recorded on Ribwort Plantain (P. lanceolata)
  • Melitaea cinxia (Glanville Fritillary)
  • Melitaea didyma (Spotted Fritillary) – recorded on Ribwort Plantain (P. lanceolata)
  • Melitaea parthenoides (European Meadow Fritillary) – recorded on Ribwort Plantain (P. lanceolata) and others

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database