Goosefoots (Chenopodium spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera species: Monophagous Species which feed exclusively on goosefoots Coleophoridae Several Coleophora case-bearer species: C. binotapennella C. clypeiferella – feeds only on white goosefoot (C. album) C. mausolella C. unipunctella Polyphagous Species which feed on goosefoots and other plants Coleophoridae Several Coleophora case-bearer species: C. annulatella C. lineapulvella – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album) C. saxicolella C. scaleuta C. sternipennella C. versurella Crambidae Loxostege sticticalis – recorded on white goosefoot (C. album) Gelechiidae Chrysoesthia drurella Geometridae Plain pug, Eupithecia simpliciata Noctuidae Heart and club, Agrotis clavis Nutmeg, Discestra trifolii Orache moth, Trachea atriplicis External links Chenopodium +Lepidoptera