Dandelions (Taraxacum spp.) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera species, including:
Arctiidae
Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth)
Geometridae
Idaea aversata (Riband Wave)
Idaea biselata (Small Fan-footed Wave)
Hepialidae
Triodia sylvina (Orange Swift)
Noctuidae
Antitype chi (Grey Chi)
Axylia putris (The Flame)
Cucullia umbratica (The Shark)
Discestra trifolii (The Nutmeg)
Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite)
Naenia typica (The Gothic)
Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing)
Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
Tortricidae
Celypha rufana
