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Goldenrods (Solidago spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Solidago
- Bucculatricidae ribbed cocoon makers:
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- B. magnella
- B. niveella
- B. solidaginella
- B. speciosa
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. puberuloides
- C. ramosella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
- C. rugosae - feeds on S. rugosa
- C. solidaginella - feeds on S. virga-aurea
- C. triplicis - feeds on S. sempervirens
Polyphagous species which feed on Solidago among other plants
- Bucculatrix angustata
- Coleophora case-bearers:
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- C. acuminatoides
- C. annulicola
- C. duplicis
- C. obscenella
- Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
- Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
- Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)
- Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)
- Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
- Schinia spp
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- S. nubila
- S. nundina
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- The V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
- Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)
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