Artemisia species (wormwoods, mugworts and sagebrushes) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Artemisia

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. absinthii
    • B. andalusica
    • B. artemisiella
    • B. atagina – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • B. benacicolella – only on A. alba
    • B. canariensis – only on A. canariensis
    • B. diffusella – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
    • B. herbalbella – only on White Wormwood (A. herba-alba)
    • B. koebelella – only on California Sagebrush (A. californica)
    • B. laciniatella – only on Siberian Wormwood (A. laciniata)
    • B. leptalea – only on Tarragon (A. dranunculus)
    • B. noltei – only on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • B. pannonica – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
    • B. ratisbonensis – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • B. salutatoria – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. seorsa – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. tridenticola – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. absinthii – only on Absinth Wormwood (A. absinthium)
    • C. amentastra – only on A. turanica
    • C. artemisicolella – only on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • C. artemisiella – only on Sea Wormwood (A. maritima)
    • C. directella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. dubiella
    • C. granulatella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. guttella – only on A. turanica
    • C. polynella – only on A. turanica
    • C. settarii – only on A. crithmifolia
    • C. solenella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. succursella – only on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. yomogiella
    • C. zhusani – only on A. turanica
• Noctuidae
  • Schinia accessa (Angle-lined Flower Moth) – only on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
  • Schinia cumatilis (Silver-banded Gem) – only on Fringed Sagebrush (A. frigida)
  • Schinia nuchalis (Spotted Clover Moth) – on Field Wormwood (A. campestris), Tarragon (A. dracunculus) and possibly others

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Artemisia and other plants

• Bucculatricidae
  • Several Bucculatrix leaf-miner species:
    • B. arnicella – recorded on Common Sagebrush (A. tridentata)
    • B. fatigatella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
• Coleophoridae
  • Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
    • C. albicella – recorded on A. caerulescens
    • C. caelebipennella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. ditella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
    • C. gardesanella
    • C. kurokoi – recorded on Japanese Mugwort (A. princeps)
    • C. trochilella – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
    • C. vibicigerella
• Crambidae
  • Dolicharthria punctalis – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
• Gelechiidae
  • Chionodes distinctella – recorded on Field Wormwood (A. campestris)
• Geometridae
  • Chloroclystis v-ata (The V-pug) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug)
  • Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug)
  • Eupithecia icterata (Tawny Speckled Pug)
  • Eupithecia subfuscata (Grey Pug)
  • Eupithecia succenturiata (Bordered Pug) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug)
  • Hemithea aestivaria (Common Emerald)
  • Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
• Noctuidae
  • Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart)
  • Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Antitype chi (Grey Chi) – recorded on Common Wormwood (A. vulgaris)
  • Naenia typica (The Gothic)

External links

• Caterpillar Hostplants Database