Genus: Carduus - Thistle

Links

• Den virtuella floran: Carduus - Thistle
• Wikipedia: Carduus

Butterflies

List of lepidoptera species using Carduus as larval foodplant.

Apterona helicoidella - Snailcase Bagworm

Agonopterix propinquella - Black-spot Flat-body

Agonopterix subpropinquella - Ruddy Flat-body

Agonopterix arenella - Brindled Flat-body

Coleophora frischella - Clover Case-bearer

Coleophora peribenanderi - Pale Thistle Case-bearer

Scrobipalpa acuminatella - Pointed Groundling

Agapeta hamana - Common Yellow Conch

Aethes cnicana - Thistle Conch

Cochylis dubitana

Cochylis posterana

Zelotherses paleana - Timothy Tortrix

Pelochrista caecimaculana - Chalk-hill Bell

Eucosma cana

Eucosma hohenwartiana - Bright Bell

Epiblema scutulana - Thistle Bell

Epiblema cirsiana - Knapweed Bell

Myelois circumvoluta - Thistle Ermine

Phycitodes binaevella

Udea lutealis

Anania perlucidalis - Fenland Pearl

Macroglossum stellatarum - Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady

Heliothis peltigera - Bordered Straw

Xylena vetusta - Red Sword-grass

Gortyna flavago - Frosted Orange

Overview: Foodplants
Family: Asteraceae

Species

• Carduus acanthoides - Piggtistel
• Carduus crispus - Krustistel
• Carduus nutans - Nicktistel