List of Lepidoptera that feed on cotton plants

Cotton plants (Gossypium spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Gossypium

• Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

• B. gossypiella
• B. gossypii
• B. loxoptila

• Hypercompe campinasa

Polyphagous species which feed on Gossypium among other plants

• Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
• Bucculatrix leaf-miners:

• B. ruficoma
• B. thurberiella

• Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
• Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
• Hypercompe species:

• H. cermellii
• H. hambletoni

• Native budworm (Helicoverpa punctigera)
• The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
• Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database