Hawthorns (Crataegus species) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a number of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). These include: Monophagous Species which feed exclusively on Crataegus Batrachedridae Batrachedra curvilineella Coleophoridae Coleophora trigeminella Polyphagous Species which feed on Crataegus among other plants Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix bechsteinella Bucculatrix crataegi Bucculatrix pomifoliella Coleophoridae Several Coleophora case-bearers, such as: C. anatipennella C. cerasivorella C. coracipennella C. hemerobiella C. nigricella C. siccifolia C. spinella (apple-and-plum case-bearer) Drepanidae Habrosyne pyritoides (buff arches) Geometridae Agriopis marginaria (dotted border) Alcis repandata (mottled beauty) Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth) Epirrita christyi (pale November moth) Epirrita dilutata (November moth) Eupithecia exiguata (mottled pug) Eupithecia vulgata (common pug) Campaea margaritata (light emerald) Chloroclysta truncata (common marbled carpet) Chloroclystis rectangulata (green pug) Colotois pennaria (feathered thorn) Erannis defoliaria (mottled umber) Hemithea aestivaria (common emerald) Lomographa bimaculata (white-pinion spotted) – leaves Odontopera bidentata (scalloped hazel) Operophtera brumata (winter moth) Opisthograptis luteolata (brimstone moth) Ourapteryx sambucaria (swallow-tailed moth) Peribatodes rhomboidaria (willow beauty) – leaves Lymantriidae Euproctis chrysorrhoea (brown-tail) Euproctis similis (yellow-tail) Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth) Noctuidae Acronicta psi (grey dagger) Acronicta tridens (dark dagger) Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse moth) Cosmia trapezina (dun-bar) Diarsia mendica (ingrailed clay) Eupsilia transversa (satellite) Naenia typica (gothic) Noctua comes (lesser yellow underwing) Noctua janthina (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing) Xestia triangulum (double square-spot) Nolidae Nola cucullatella (short-cloaked moth) Notodontidae Ptilodon capucina (coxcomb prominent) Nymphalidae Limenitis arthemis (American white admiral/red-spotted purple) Saturniidae Pavonia pavonia (emperor moth) Tortricidae "Cnephasia" jactatana (black-lyre leafroller moth) Enarmonia formosana (cherrybark tortrix) – on bark Yponomeutidae Scythropia crataegella (hawthorn moth) External links Hawthorns +Lepidoptera