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List of lepidoptera species using Asteraceae as larval foodplant.

Korscheltellus lupulinus - Common Swift
Lampronia rupella
Incurvaria praelatella - Strawberry Bright
Psyche casta - Common Sweep
CR Whittleia retiella
Apterona helicoidella - Snailcase Bagworm
Bucculatrix cristatella - Crested Bent-wing
Bucculatrix nigricomella - Daisy Bent-wing
Bucculatrix humiliella
Bucculatrix gnaphaliella
Bucculatrix maritima
NT Bucculatrix artemisiella
VU Bucculatrix ratisbonensis
VU Bucculatrix laciniatella
Bucculatrix absinthii
Leucospilapteryx omissella - Mugwort Slender
CR Digitivalva valeriella
VU Digitivalva arnicella
Digitivalva reticulella
VU Levipalpus hepatariella
Exaeretia allisella - Mugwort Flat-body
Agonopterix multiplicella
Agonopterix propinquella - Black-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix kaekeritziana - Straw Flat-body
VU Agonopterix bipunctosa - Twin-spot Flat-body
VU Agonopterix broennoeensis
EN Agonopterix laterella
Agonopterix subpropinquella - Ruddy Flat-body
VU Agonopterix pallorella
Agonopterix arenella - Brindled Flat-body
Depressaria badiella
Depressaria emeritella
Depressaria leucocephala
Depressaria olerella
NT Depressaria silesiaca
Depressaria artemisiae
VU Scythris siccella
Coleophora frischella - Clover Case-bearer
NT Coleophora conyzae - Spikenard case-bearer
NT Coleophora brevipalpella
Coleophora vibicigerella
Coleophora conspicuella - Knapweed case-bearer
VU Coleophora partitella
Coleophora caelebipennella
Coleophora virgaureae - Golden-rod Case-bearer
Coleophora asteris - Sea-aster case-bearer
Coleophora squamosella
NT Coleophora pappiferella
Coleophora absinthii
Coleophora artemisicolella - Mugwort case-bearer
NT Coleophora succursella
EN Coleophora gnaphalii
Coleophora millefolii
Coleophora peribenanderi - Pale Thistle Case-bearer
EN Coleophora amellivora
Coleophora ramosella - Daisy case-bearer
Coleophora trochilella - Verge Case-bearer
Coleophora gardesanella - Small streaked case-bearer
Coleophora directella
Coleophora tanaceti
Coleophora albicans - Wormwood case-bearer
Coleophora argentula - Yarrow Case-bearer
NT Coleophora follicularis - Agrimony case-bearer
NT Coleophora granulatella
Coleophora paripennella - Dark thistle case-bearer
Isophrictis striatella - White-border Neb
Isophrictis anthemidella - Unnamed Neb
Metzneria neuropterella - Brown-veined Neb
Metzneria aestivella - Carline Neb
Metzneria lappella - Burdock Neb
Metzneria ehikeella
Metzneria metzneriella - Knapweed Seedhead Moth
Metzneria aprilella - Brilliant Neb
Metzneria santolinella
EN Ptocheuusa inopella
Chionodes distinctellus - Eastern Groundling
Gnorimoschema epithymellum
Gnorimoschema valesiellum
Scrobipalpopsis petasitis
Scrobipalpa acuminatella - Pointed Groundling
Scrobipalpa proclivella
VU Scrobipalpa murinella
Scrobipalpa pauperella
Scrobipalpula psilella
Scrobipalpula tussilaginis
NT Sophronia humerella
Sophronia sicariella
Phtheochroa inopiana - Plain Conch
CR Cochylimorpha hilarana
NT Cochylimorpha woliniana
VU Cochylimorpha straminea - Straw Conch
Cochylimorpha alternana
Phalonidia gilvicomana - Wall-lettuce conch
Phalonidia curvistrigana
Phalonidia manniana - Water-mint Conch
Phalonidia affinitana - Large Saltmarsh Conch
Gynnidomorpha luridana - Bank Conch
Gynnidomorpha permixtana - Coast Conch
Agapeta hamana - Common Yellow Conch
Agapeta zoegana - Knapweed Root Moth
RE Eupoecilia cebrana
Eupoecilia angustana - Marbled Conch
Aethes margaritana - Silver Coast Conch
Aethes smeathmanniana - Smeathmann's Aethes
CR Aethes tesserana - Downland Conch
Aethes cnicana - Thistle Conch
Aethes rubigana - Burdock Conch
Aethes kindermanniana
Cochylidia rupicola - Hemp-agrimony Conch
Cochylidia subroseana
EN Cochylidia richteriana
VU Cochylidia moguntiana
NT Cochylidia heydeniana - Blue-fleabane Conch
Cochylidia implicitana - Chamomile conch
Cochylis roseana - Rosy Conch
RE Cochylis epilinana
Cochylis hybridella - White-bodied Conch
Cochylis dubitana - Little Conch
Cochylis atricapitana - Black-headed Conch
Cochylis posterana
Falseuncaria ruficiliana - Red-fringed Conch
Eana incanana - Bluebell Shade
Cnephasia incertana - Light Grey Tortrix
Cnephasia stephensiana - Grey Tortrix
Cnephasia alticolana
Cnephasia asseclana - Flax Tortrix
Cnephasia genitalana - Dover Shade
Cnephasia communana - May Shade
Cnephasia longana - Long-winged Shade
Epagoge grotiana - Brown-barred Tortrix
Paramesia gnomana - Small Straw Tortrix
Periclepsis cinctana - Dover Twist
Philedonides lunana - Walker’s Lanark Tortrix
Zelotherses paleana - Timothy Tortrix
Zelotherses unitana - Northern Grey Tortrix
Aphelia viburnana - Bilberry Tortrix
Clepsis senecionana - Obscure Tortrix
Clepsis rurinana - Pale Tortrix
Clepsis spectrana - Cyclamen Tortrix
VU Clepsis pallidana - Sheep's-bit Conch
Epiphyas postvittana - Light Brown Apple Moth
Olindia schumacherana - White-barred Tortrix
NT Endothenia oblongana - Downland Marble
NT Endothenia hebesana
Celypha rufana - Lakes Marble
Celypha striana - Barred Marble
Celypha rosaceana - Roseate Marble
Celypha rurestrana - Hawkweed Marble
Celypha lacunana - Common Marble
Celypha rivulana - Silver-striped Marble
Lobesia abscisana - Smoky-barred Marble
Lobesia reliquana - Oak Marble
Eriopsela quadrana - Four-spot Bell
Thiodia citrana - Lemon Bell
NT Pelochrista caecimaculana - Chalk-hill Bell
VU Pelochrista infidana
Eucosma obumbratana - Two-coloured Bell
VU Eucosma scorzonerana
Eucosma cana - Hoary Bell
Eucosma hohenwartiana - Bright Bell
Eucosma campoliliana - Marbled Bell
Eucosma aemulana - Obscure Bell
Eucosma tripoliana - Saltern Tortrix
Eucosma lacteana - Maritime Bell
Eucosma albidulana
Eucosma metzneriana - Mugwort Bell
NT Eucosma messingiana
Eucosma conterminana - Lettuce Tortricid
Eucosma aspidiscana - Golden-rod Bell
Eucosma pupillana - Eyed Bell
VU Eucosma saussureana
Epiblema sticticana - ColtÂ’s-foot Bell
Epiblema scutulana - Thistle Bell
Epiblema cirsiana - Knapweed Bell
Epiblema foenella - White-foot Bell
NT Epiblema junctana
Epiblema grandaevana - Great Bell
Epiblema graphana
Epiblema inulivora
Dichrorampha plumbana - Lead-coloured Drill
Dichrorampha sedatana - Dingy Drill
Dichrorampha aeratana - Obscure Drill
Dichrorampha acuminatana - Sharp-winged Drill
Dichrorampha simpliciana - Round-winged Drill
Dichrorampha sequana - Square-spot Drill
Dichrorampha heegerana
VU Dichrorampha senectana
EN Dichrorampha incognitana
Dichrorampha vancouverana - Gold-fringed Drill
Dichrorampha alpinana - Broad-blotch Dril
Dichrorampha petiverella - Common Drill
Dichrorampha plumbagana - Silver-lined Drill
Dichrorampha obscuratana
Dichrorampha agilana
NT Tebenna bjerkandrella - Uncertain Metal-mark
VU Platyptilia tesseradactyla - Irish Plume
Platyptilia farfarella
Platyptilia gonodactyla - Triangle Plume
Platyptilia calodactyla - Golden-rod Plume
Platyptilia isodactyla - Hoary Plume
Gillmeria pallidactyla - Yarrow Plume
Gillmeria ochrodactyla - Tansy plume
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla - Beautiful Plume
Oxyptilus chrysodactylus
NT Crombrugghia distans
Pselnophorus heterodactylus - Short-winged Plume
Hellinsia osteodactyla - Small Goldenrod Plume
Hellinsia distincta
Hellinsia inulae
Hellinsia didactylites
Hellinsia tephradactyla - Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia lienigiana - Mugwort Plume
Oidaematophorus lithodactylus - Dusky Plume
VU Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi
Adaina microdactyla - Hemp-agrimony Plume
Porrittia galactodactyla - Spotted White Plume
VU Calyciphora albodactyla
NT Khorassania compositella
Hypochalcia ahenella - Dingy Knot-horn
Myelois circumvoluta - Thistle Ermine
Euzophera cinerosella
Nyctegretis lineana
Ancylosis cinnamomella
Homoeosoma nebulellum - Eurasian Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma nimbellum - Scarce Clouded Knot-horn
Phycitodes maritima - Chalk Knot-horn
Phycitodes binaevella - Ermine Knot-horn
Phycitodes saxicola - Small Clouded Knot-horn
Phycitodes albatella
Scoparia subfusca - Large Grey
Scoparia pyralella - Meadow Grey
Catoptria fulgidella
Udea ferrugalis - Rusty Dot Pearl
Udea lutealis
Udea accolalis
Anania fuscalis - Cinerous Pearl
Loxostege turbidalis
Loxostege sticticalis - Beet Webworm
Pyrausta despicata - Straw-barred Pearl
VU Pyrausta aerealis
Sitochroa verticalis
Anania lancealis
Anania perlucidalis - Fenland Pearl
Anania terrealis
Ostrinia nubilalis - European Corn-borer
Anania funebris - White Spotted Sable Moth
Paratalanta pandalis - Bordered Pearl
Paratalanta hyalinalis - Translucent Pearl
Mecyna flavalis - Yellow Pearl
CR Diasemia reticularis - Lettered China-mark
Dolicharthria punctalis - Long-legged China-mark
Malacosoma castrense - Ground Lackey
VU Lemonia dumi
Macroglossum stellatarum - Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
NT Melitaea cinxia - Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea athalia - Heath Fritillary
Narraga fasciolaria - Prussian Chequered Bordered
VU Hypoxystis pluviaria
Angerona prunaria - Orange Moth
Phigalia pilosaria - Pale Brindled Beauty
Lycia zonaria - Belted Beauty
Biston betularia - Peppered Moth
Ascotis selenaria - Giant Looper
Cleora cinctaria - Ringed Carpet
Alcis repandata - Mottled Beauty
Ematurga atomaria - Common Heath
Charissa obscurata - The Annulet
Siona lineata - Black-veined Moth
Thetidia smaragdaria - Essex Emerald
Chlorissa viridata - Small Grass Emerald
Thalera fimbrialis - Sussex Emerald
Scopula immorata - Lewes Wave
Scopula nigropunctata - Sub-angled Wave
VU Scopula virgulata - Streaked Wave
CR Scopula ornata - Lace Border
NT Scopula rubiginata - Tawny Wave
CR Scopula marginepunctata - Mullein Wave
Scopula immutata - Lesser Cream Wave
Scopula floslactata - Cream Wave
Idaea ochrata - Bright Wave
Idaea serpentata - Ochraceous Wave
Idaea muricata - Purple-bordered Gold
Idaea biselata - Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea fuscovenosa - Dwarf Cream Wave
Idaea humiliata - Isle of Wight Wave
Idaea pallidata
Idaea aversata - Riband Wave
Idaea straminata - Plain Wave
Rhodometra sacraria - The Vestal
Orthonama obstipata - The Gem
Xanthorhoe spadicearia - Red Twin-spot Carpet
Camptogramma bilineata - Yellow Shell
Pelurga comitata - Dark Spinach
Dysstroma citrata - Dark Marbled Carpet
Martania taeniata - Barred Carpet
Mesotype parallelolineata
Eupithecia centaureata - Lime-speck Pug
NT Eupithecia cauchiata - Doubleday's Pug
Eupithecia satyrata - Satyr Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata - Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia goossensiata - Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia expallidata - Bleached Pug
Eupithecia vulgata - Common Pug
Eupithecia tripunctaria - White-spotted Pug
Eupithecia subfuscata - Grey Pug
Eupithecia icterata - Tawny Speckled Pug
Eupithecia succenturiata - Bordered Pug
VU Eupithecia orphnata
NT Eupithecia subumbrata - Shaded Pug
Eupithecia millefoliata - Yarrow Pug
Eupithecia nanata - Narrow-winged Pug
Eupithecia innotata - Angle-barred Pug
Eupithecia ochridata
Eupithecia virgaureata - Golden-rod Pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata - Double-striped Pug
Chloroclystis v-ata - The V-Pug
Acronicta auricoma - Scarce Dagger
Acronicta cinerea - Sweet Gale Moth
Acronicta rumicis - Knot Grass
Simyra albovenosa - Reed Dagger
Herminia tarsicrinalis - Shaded Fan-foot
Polypogon tentacularia
Schrankia costaestrigalis - Pinion-streaked Snout
Polychrysia moneta - Golden Plusia
Diachrysia chrysitis - Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chryson - Scarce Burnished Brass
Macdunnoughia confusa - Dewick's Plusia
Autographa gamma - Silver Y
Autographa mandarina
Autographa pulchrina - Beautiful Golden Y
Autographa jota - Plain Golden Y
Autographa bractea - Gold Spangle
VU Syngrapha hochenwarthi
Trichoplusia ni - The Ni Moth
Chrysodeixis chalcites - Golden Twin-spot
EN Eublemma minutata - Scarce Marbled
Eublemma purpurina - Beautiful Marbled
Cucullia fraudatrix
Cucullia absinthii - The Wormwood
CR Cucullia argentea - Green Silver-spangled Shark
EN Cucullia artemisiae - Scarce Wormwood
VU Cucullia praecana
Cucullia lactucae - Lettuce Shark
Cucullia lucifuga
Cucullia umbratica - The Shark
Cucullia chamomillae - Chamomile Shark
Cucullia boryphora
Cucullia gnaphalii - The Cudweed
Cucullia tanaceti
Cucullia asteris - Star-wort
Amphipyra livida - Black moth
Amphipyra tragopoginis - Mouse Moth
Protoschinia scutosa - Spotted Clover Moth
VU Heliothis viriplaca - Marbled Clover
Heliothis peltigera - Bordered Straw
Helicoverpa armigera - Scarce Bordered Straw
Orthosia gracilis - Powdered Quaker
Orthosia gothica - Hebrew Character
Cirrhia ocellaris - Pale-lemon Sallow
Agrochola lychnidis - Beaded Chestnut
Agrochola litura - Brown-spot Pinion
Agrochola helvola - Flounced Chestnut
Agrochola macilenta - Yellow-line Quaker
Conistra rubiginosa - Black-spot Chestnut
Conistra rubiginea - Dotted Chestnut
Conistra erythrocephala - Red-headed Chestnut
Xylena exsoleta - Sword-grass
Xylena vetusta - Red Sword-grass
Antitype chi - Grey Chi
Ammoconia caecimacula
RE Polymixis flavicincta - Large Ranunculus
Blepharita amica
Mniotype satura - Beautiful Arches
Mniotype adusta - Dark Brocade
Mniotype bathensis
RE Acosmetia caliginosa - Reddish Buff
Caradrina morpheus - Mottled Rustic
Caradrina montana
Caradrina selini
Caradrina clavipalpis - Pale Mottled Willow
Hoplodrina blanda - The Rustic
Hoplodrina ambigua - Vine's Rustic
Charanyca trigrammica - Treble Lines
Spodoptera exigua - Small Mottled Willow
Spodoptera littoralis - Mediterranean Brocade
Athetis lepigone
Dypterygia scabriuscula - Bird's Wing
Rusina ferruginea - Brown Rustic
Phlogophora meticulosa - Angle Shades
Hyppa rectilinea - The Saxon
Eucarta virgo - Silvery Gem
Amphipoea oculea - Ear Moth
Hydraecia micacea - Rosy Rustic
NT Hydraecia petasitis - The Butterbur
Gortyna flavago - Frosted Orange
Anarta trifolii - The Nutmeg
Polia bombycina - Pale Shining Brown
Polia nebulosa - Grey Arches
Pachetra sagittigera - Feathered Ear
Lacanobia w-latinum - Light Brocade
Lacanobia splendens - Splendid Brocade
Lacanobia thalassina - Pale-shouldered Brocade
Lacanobia contigua - Beautiful Brocade
Lacanobia suasa - Dog's Tooth
Melanchra persicariae - Dot Moth
Ceramica pisi - Broom Moth
Hada plebeja - The Shears
Mamestra brassicae - Cabbage Moth
EN Sideridis turbida - White Colon
CR Conisania leineri
Hecatera bicolorata - Broad-barred White
Hecatera dysodea - Small Ranunculus
Lasionhada proxima
NT Lasionycta staudingeri
Mythimna ferrago - The Clay
NT Euxoa adumbrata - Sordid Dart Moth
Euxoa nigricans - Garden Dart
Agrotis cinerea - Light Feathered Rustic
Agrotis clavis - Heart & Club
Agrotis puta - Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis exclamationis - Heart & Dart
Agrotis ipsilon - Dark Sword-grass
Axylia putris - The Flame
Ochropleura plecta - Flame Shoulder
Actebia praecox - Portland Moth
Rhyacia simulans - Dotted Rustic
Noctua pronuba - Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua fimbriata - Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes - Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua interjecta - Least Yellow Underwing
Epilecta linogrisea
Spaelotis ravida - Stout Dart
Eugnorisma glareosa - Autumnal Rustic
Peridroma saucia - Pearly Underwing
Diarsia dahlii - Barred Chestnut
Diarsia brunnea - Purple Clay
Diarsia rubi - Small Square-spot
VU Xestia gelida
NT Xestia baltica
RE Xestia ditrapezium - Triple-spotted Clay
NT Xestia ashworthii - Ashworth's Rustic
Xestia stigmatica - Square-spotted Clay
NT Xestia collina
Xestia sexstrigata - Six-striped Rustic
Xestia xanthographa - Square-spot Rustic
Cerastis rubricosa - Red Chestnut
Naenia typica - The Gothic
Meganola albula - Kent Black Arches
Cybosia mesomella - Four-dotted Footman
CR Dysauxes ancilla - The Handmaid
Amata phegea - Nine-spotted
VU Spiris striata - Feathered Footman
Coscinia cribraria - Speckled Footman
Phragmatobia fuliginosa - Ruby Tiger
Parasemia plantaginis - Wood Tiger
Grammia quenseli - Labrador Apantesis
Spilarctia lutea - Buff Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipedum - White Ermine
Diaphora mendica - Muslin Moth
Rhyparia purpurata - Purple Tiger
Diacrisia sannio - Clouded Buff
EN Hyphoraia aulica - Brown Tiger Moth
EN Acerbia alpina
Pericallia matronula - Large Tiger Moth
Arctia caja - Garden Tiger
Arctia villica - Cream-spot Tiger
NT Callimorpha dominula - Scarlet Tiger
Tyria jacobaeae - The Cinnabar
Dicallomera fascelina - Dark Tussock
Orgyia antiqua - The Vapourer

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