List of Lepidoptera that feed on ash trees

Ashes (Fraxinus species) are used as food plants by the larvae (caterpillars) of a number of Lepidoptera species, including the following. (Unless otherwise stated, records are from the Nearctic region.)

Fraxinus americana

Adelidae

Apatelodidae

Arctiidae

Scarlet tiger moth imago (adult)

Brahmaeidae

Coleophoridae

Cossidae

Crambidae

Geometridae

Feathered thorn imago
Engrailed caterpillar
Brindled beauty imago
Winter moth male imago

Gracillariidae

Lasiocampidae

Forest tent caterpillars in Fossil Butte National Monument

Limacodidae

Lycaenidae

Lymantriidae

Orgyia antiqua caterpillar

Megalopygidae

Nepticulidae

Noctuidae

Copper underwing imago

Nolidae

Notodontidae

Nymphalidae

Nymphalis antiopa caterpillar

Oecophoridae

Papilionidae

Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillar

Psychidae

Pyralidae

Saturniidae

Regal moth caterpillar
Emperor moth caterpillar

Sesiidae

Sphingidae

Elm sphinx imago
Privet hawkmoth caterpillar

Tineidae

Tortricidae

Fraxinus excelsior

Yponomeutidae

  • Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Fraxinus". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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