Brooms (Cytisus, Genista, etc.) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Monophagous Species which feed exclusively on brooms Coleophoridae Several species of Coleophora case-bearers: C. bilineatella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria) C. genistae - only on Genista anglica C. saturatella C. trifariella C. vibicella - only on dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria) Polyphagous Species which feed on brooms among other plants Arctiidae Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Gelechiidae Chionodes distinctella Geometridae Double-striped pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) Mottled beauty (Alcis repandata) Streak (Chesias legatella) Noctuidae Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii) External links Brooms +Lepidoptera