1. Monophagous

2. Polyphagous

3. External links

Centaurea species (knapweeds, starthistles and relatives) are used as food plants by the caterpillars of a numerous Lepidoptera species, including:

Monophagous

Species which feed exclusively on Centaurea. Some are used in biological control of knapweeds that have become invasive weeds.

• Bucculatrix centaureae – only on C. triniifolia

• Sulphur knapweed moth{{Verify source|date=January 2009}} (Agapeta zoegana) – recorded on diffuse knapweed (C. diffusa), spotted knapweed (C. maculosa) and others

• Coleophora didymella – only on greater knapweed (C. scabiosa)

• Spotted knapweed seedhead moth{{Verify source|date=January 2009}} (Metzneria paucipunctella) – recorded on spotted knapweed (C. maculosa) and others

Polyphagous

Species which feed on Centaurea and other plants

• Several Coleophora case-bearer species:
  • C. alcyonipennella
  • C. brevipalpella
  • C. centaureivora{{Verify source|date=January 2009}}
  • C. conspicuella
  • C. frischella
  • C. paripennella

• Dolicharthria punctalis
• Paratalanta hyalinalis – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea)
• Sitochroa verticalis – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea)

• Common pug (Eupithecia vulgata) – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea) and perhaps others
• Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
• Grey pug (Eupithecia subfuscata) – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea) and perhaps others
• Lime-speck pug (Eupithecia centaureata)

• Marbled clover (Heliothis viriplaca)
• Hebrew character (Orthosia gothica) – recorded on wig knapweed (C. phrygia) and perhaps others
• Comma (Polygonia c-album)

• Spotted fritillary (Melitaea didyma) – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea) and perhaps others
• Knapweed fritillary (Melitaea phoebe) – recorded on brown knapweed (C. jacea) and others

• Agonopterix arenella

• Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum){{Verify source|date=January 2009}}

External links

• "Search Results - Hostplant Genus: Centaurea" at HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants of the Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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