Rubus ''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of the ...

'' species (brambles, blackberry-like plants) are used as food plants by the

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...

e of a number of Lepidoptera.

Monophagous A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph with a varied diet). A specialist species can thrive only in a narrow range of e ...

Species which feed exclusively on ''Rubus'': *

Coleophoridae __NOTOC__ The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are foun ...

** '' Coleophora thulea'' – only known from cloudberry (''R. chamaemorus'') *

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a supe ...

** '' Thyatira batis'' (peach blossom)

Polyphagous

Species which feed on ''Rubus'' among other plants: *

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and ...

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Arctia caja The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth (''Arctia caja'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. ''Arctia caja'' is a northern species found in the US, Canada, and Europe. The moth prefers cold climates with temperate seasonality, as the larvae ove ...

'' (garden tiger moth) ** '' Spilosoma luteum'' (buff ermine) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') *

** '' Coleophora plumbella'' – recorded on cloudberry (''R. chamaemorus'') ** '' Coleophora potentillae'' *

** '' Habrosyne pyritoides'' (buff arches) – recorded on

blackberry The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus ''Rubus'' in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus ''Rubus'', and hybrids between the subgenera ''Rubus'' and ''Idaeobatus''. The taxonomy ...

(''R. fruticosus'') *

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...

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Chionodes viduella ''Chionodes viduella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Bulgaria, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia. It is also found in nor ...

'' – recorded on cloudberry (''R. chamaemorus'') *

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...

** '' Alcis repandata'' (mottled beauty) – recorded on blackberry (''R. fruticosus'') ** '' Chloroclysta truncata'' (common marbled carpet) ** '' Chloroclystis v-ata'' (the v-pug) ** '' Crocallis elinguaria'' (scalloped oak) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** ''

Ectropis crepuscularia The engrailed and small engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'') are moths of the family Geometridae found from the British Isles through central and eastern Europe to the Russian Far East and Kazakhstan. The western Mediterranean and Asia Minor ...

'' (the engrailed) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Eupithecia pusillata'' (juniper pug) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Eupithecia subfuscata'' (grey pug) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Gymnoscelis rufifasciata'' (double-striped pug) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Hemithea aestivaria'' (common emerald) ** '' Idaea biselata'' (small fan-footed wave) ** '' Operophtera brumata'' (winter moth) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') *

Hepialidae The Hepialidae are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths. Taxonomy and systematics The Hepialidae constitute by far the most diverse group of the infraorder Exop ...

** '' Korscheltellus lupulina'' (common swift) * Hesperiidae ** '' Pyrgus alveus'' (large grizzled skipper) ** '' Pyrgus malvae'' (grizzled skipper) – recorded on blackberry (''R. fruticosus'') *

Lymantriidae The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893. Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...

** '' Euproctis chrysorrhoea'' (brown-tail) * Noctuidae ** '' Acronicta psi'' (grey dagger) ** ''

Agrotis exclamationis The heart and dart (''Agrotis exclamationis'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. A familiar moth to many, it is considered one of the most commo ...

'' (heart and dart) ** '' Amphipyra tragopoginis'' (mouse moth) – recorded on cloudberry (''R. chamaemorus'') ** '' Cosmia trapezina'' (the dun-bar) ** '' Diarsia mendica'' (ingrailed clay) – recorded on blackberry (''R. fruticosus'') ** '' Diarsia rubi'' (small square-spot) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Euplexia lucipara'' (small angle shades) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Eupsilia transversa'' (the satellite) ** '' Melanchra persicariae'' (dot moth) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Noctua janthina'' (lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing) ** '' Orthosia gothica'' (Hebrew character) – recorded on raspberry (''R. idaeus'') ** '' Phlogophora meticulosa'' (angle shades) – recorded on blackberry (''R. fruticosus'') ** '' Xestia triangulum'' (double square-spot) – recorded on blackberry (''R. fruticosus'') *

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...

** '' Alabonia geoffrella'' – recorded in dead twigs of blackberries (''

'' subgenus ''Rubus'' section ''Rubus'') *

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...

** ''

Pavonia pavonia ''Saturnia pavonia'', the small emperor moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Sometimes, the incorrect genus name ''Pavonia'' is still used for this ...

'' (emperor moth) *

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...

** '' Syndemis musculana''

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