List of Lepidoptera that feed on alders

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Alnus:

Bucculatricidae

Bucculatrix locuples – only on Tag Alder (A. serrulata)

Coleophoridae

Coleophora alnifoliae

Geometridae

Hydriomena impluviata (May Highflyer)

Pyralidae

Glyptoteles leucacrinella

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Alnus among other plants:

Arctiidae

Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth)

Halysidota tessellaris (Banded Tussock Moth)

Lophocampa maculata (Spotted Tussock Moth)

Spilosoma luteum (Buff Ermine)

Bucculatricidae

Bucculatrix cidarella – recorded on Black Alder (A. glutinosa), Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana) and Green Alder (A. viridis)

Coleophoridae

Several Coleophora species:

C. alniella

C. anatipennella

C. binderella – recorded on Black Alder (A. glutinosa)

C. comptoniella

C. fuscedinella

C. malivorella

C. orbitella

C. persimplexella – recorded on Green Alder (A. viridis)

C. pruniella

C. serratella

Drepanidae

Drepana arcuata (Arched Hook-tip)

Drepana binaria (Oak Hook-tip)

Geometridae

Agriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)

Alcis repandata (Mottled Beauty)

Antepione thisoaria (Variable Antepione)

Besma quercivoraria (Oak Besma)

Biston betularia (Peppered Moth)

Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave)

Cabera pusaria (Common White Wave)

Campaea perlata (Pale Beauty)

Chloroclysta truncata (Common Marbled Carpet)

Cingilia catenaria (Chain-dotted Geometer)

Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)

Cyclophora pendulinaria (Sweetfern Geometer)

Ectropis crepuscularia (The Engrailed)

Ennomos magnaria (Maple Spanworm)

Epirrita autumnata (Autumnal Moth)

Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)

Geometra papilionaria (Large Emerald)

Hypagyrtis unipunctata (One-spotted Variant)

Iridopsis larvaria (Bent-lined Gray)

Melanolophia canadaria (Canadian Melanolophia)

Nematocampa resistaria (Filament Bearer)

Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)

Operophtera bruceata (Bruce Spanworm)

Pero hubneraria (Hübner's Pero)

Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)

Tetracis cachexiata (White Slant-Line)

Hepialidae

Endoclita auratus

Endoclita undulifer

Sthenopis argenteomaculatus

Lasiocampidae

Malacosoma disstria (Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth)

Phyllodesma americana (Lappet Moth)

Lymantriidae

Euproctis similis (Yellow-tail)

Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)

Orgyia antiqua (Rusty Tussock Moth)

Megalopygidae

Megalopyge crispata (Black-waved Flannel Moth)

Noctuidae

Acronicta americana (American Dagger Moth)

Acronicta dactylina (Fingered Dagger Moth)

Acronicta funeralis (Funerary Dagger Moth)

Acronicta grisea (Gray Dagger)

Acronicta leporina (The Miller)

Acronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)

Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)

Lithophane innominata (Nameless Pinion)

Melanchra assimilis

Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)

Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character) – recorded on Grey Alder (A. (incana) incana)

Palthis angulalis (Dark-spotted Palthis)

Notodontidae

Nadata gibbosa (Rough Prominent)

Oligocentria semirufescens (Red-washed Prominent)

Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)

Nymphalidae

Limenitis arthemis (American White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)

Saturniidae

Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Silkmoth) – recorded on Speckled Alder (A. (incana) rugosa)

Pavonia pavonia (Emperor Moth)

Sphingidae

Amorpha juglandis (Walnut Sphinx)

Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)

Mimas tiliae (Lime Hawk-moth)