List of Lepidoptera which feed on Pear trees
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Pears (Pyrus spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
- Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
- Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysrrhoea)
- Bucculatrix leaf-miners:
- B. bechsteinella
- B. crataegi
- B. pomifoliella
- B. pyrivorella
- Coleophora case-bearers:
- C. cerasivorella
- C. flavipennella
- C. hemerobiella
- C. malivorella
- C. nigricella
- C. paripennella
- C. siccifolia
- C. spinella
- Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
- Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
- The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
- Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia)
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria)
- The Gothic (Naenia typica)
- Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata)
- Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
- Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
- Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria)
- Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)
- The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
- Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
- Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella)
- Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata)
