Elm Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the flowering plant genus ''Ulmus'' in the plant family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting the temperate and tropical-montane regions of North ...

s (''Ulmus'' species) 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 Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...

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Monophagous

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Bucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, being ...

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Bucculatrix albedinella ''Bucculatrix albedinella'' is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula). The wingspan is . The larvae can ...

'' ** '' Bucculatrix eclecta'' ** '' Bucculatrix ulmifoliae'' *

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 ulmifoliella'' *

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 ...

** '' Carpatolechia fugitivella'' *

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 ...

** Blomer's rivulet (''Venusia blomeri'') ** Clouded magpie (''Abraxas sylvata'') *

Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...

** '' Phyllonorycter schreberella'' ** '' Phyllonorycter tristrigella'' *

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf ...

White-letter hairstreak The white-letter hairstreak (''Satyrium w-album'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Appearance and behaviour A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew (secretion), honeydew, making ...

(''Satyrium w-album'') *

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 ...

** Black V moth (''Arctornis l-nigrum'') *

Nepticulidae Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes (see also Opostegidae, Bucculatricidae, Lyonetiidae). These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, incl ...

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Stigmella lemniscella ''Stigmella lemniscella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is .The head in male black, in female orange, collar blackish. Antennal eyecaps whitish. Forewings shining brownish-golden ; a somewhat ...

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Stigmella viscerella ''Stigmella viscerella'' is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, including Great Britain, but not on the Iberian Peninsula. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in one gene ...

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Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other ...

Dusky lemon sallow ''Xanthia gilvago'', the dusky-lemon sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe. Technical description and variation Forewing deep yellow ...

(''Xanthia gilvago'') **

Lesser spotted pinion The lesser-spotted pinion (''Cosmia affinis'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, north to Great Britain, Denmark, southern Sweden up to Saint Petersburg. East, its range extends through northern and Ce ...

(''Cosmia affinis'') **

White-spotted pinion moth ''Cosmia diffinis'', the white-spotted pinion, is a moth of the family Noctuidae The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in central and southern Europe, to the north it is found up to central England and the southern ...

(''Cosmia diffinis'') *

Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralida ...

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Rhodophaea formosa ''Rhodophaea formosa'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is . The moth flies in one generation from July to August. The larvae feed on elm. Notes #''The flight season refers to Belgium and the Net ...

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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 ...

** '' Acleris kochiella''

Polyphagous Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin ''vorare'', meaning "to devour", or -phage, -phagy, or -phagous from Greek φαγε ...

Species that feed on ''Ulmus'' among other plants *

** '' Bucculatrix ulmella'' *

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Coleophora ''Coleophora'' is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae. It contains some 1,350 described species. The genus is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Many authors ...

'' case-bearer species: ***''

Coleophora badiipennella ''Coleophora badiipennella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It lives in Europe, from Fennoscandia to the Mediterranean Sea and from Great Britain to southern Russia, as well as Nort ...

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Coleophora cerasivorella ''Coleophora spinella'', the apple-and-plum casebearer, is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe, the Near East and North America. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewings ...

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Coleophora comptoniella The birch casebearer moth (''Coleophora comptoniella'') is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Nova Scotia and Ontario. The larvae feed on the leaves of '' Comptonia'', ''Myrica'', ''Betula'', ''Alnus Al ...

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Coleophora fuscedinella ''Coleophora serratella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), Japan (Hokkaido) and North America. Description The wingspan is . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewi ...

'' ***'' Coleophora limosipennella'' ***''

Coleophora serratella ''Coleophora serratella'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Europe (except the Balkan Peninsula), Japan (Hokkaido) and North America. Description The wingspan is . ''Coleophora'' species have narrow blunt to pointed forewi ...

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Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (''Catocala'' ...

** Banded tussock moth; pale tiger moth (''Halysidota tessellaris'') *

** Autumnal moth (''Epirrita autumnata'') ** Dotted border (''Agriopis marginaria'') ** Engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'') **

Feathered thorn The feathered thorn (''Colotois pennaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. Etymology The common name derives from the very strong feathering on the antennae of the male. Also the species ...

(''Colotois pennaria'') ** Light emerald (''Campaea margaritata'') **

Mottled umber The mottled umber (''Erannis defoliaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is common throughout much of the Palearctic region. The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. Distribution The species can be found in we ...

(''Erannis defoliaria'') **

November moth The November moth (''Epirrita dilutata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It can be found in the Palearctic realm in western Europe from central Scandinavia ...

(''Epirrita dilutata'') ** Pale November moth (''Epirrita christyi'') ** Scarce umber (''Agriopis aurantiaria'') **

Winter moth :''In North America, "winter moth" usually denotes the invasive species ''Operophtera brumata'', but may also mean refer to a native species, ''Erannis tiliaria'' (linden looper) or '' Operophtera bruceata'' (bruce spanworm).'' The winter moth (' ...

(''Operophtera brumata'') * Lasiocampidae **

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(''Malacosoma neustria'') *

Brown-tail The brown-tail moth (''Euproctis chrysorrhoea'') is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to Europe, neighboring countries in Asia, and the north coast of Africa. Descriptions of outbreaks, i.e., large population increases of several year ...

(''Euproctis chrysorrhoea'') ** Vapourer (''Orgyia antiqua'') *

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(''Agrochola circellaris'') **

Common Quaker The common Quaker (''Orthosia cerasi'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Some authors prefer the synonym ''Orthosia stabilis'' ( Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775). It is distributed through ...

(''Orthosia cerasi'') ** The dun-bar (''Cosmia trapezina'') **

Grey dagger The grey dagger (''Acronicta psi'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Distribution This species can be found from Europe and North Africa to northern Iran, central Asia, southern and central Siberia and Mongolia. In the Levant it is found in ...

(''Acronicta psi'') **

Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing The lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing or Langmaid's yellow underwing (''Noctua janthina'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout southern and central Europe, and southern Sweden. Like other members of its genus ...

(''Noctua janthina'') ** Lunar spotted pinion (''Cosmia pyralina'') ** The nutmeg (''Discestra trifolii'') ** The satellite (''Eupsilia transversa'') ** Twin-spotted Quaker (''Perigrapha munda'') * Notodontidae **

Buff-tip The buff-tip (''Phalera bucephala'') is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found throughout Europe and in Asia to eastern Siberia. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Descri ...

(''Phalera bucephala'') **

Coxcomb prominent The coxcomb prominent (''Ptilodon capucina'') is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic realm from Ireland to Japan. It was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition ...

(''Ptilodon capucina'') *

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

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(''Polygonia c-album'') **

Eastern comma ''Polygonia comma'', the eastern comma, is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Nymphalinae. Description This butterfly is seasonally variable. The upperside of the summer form's hindwings are all black, whereas the ...

(''Polygonia comma'') ** Large tortoiseshell (''Nymphalis polychloros'') ** Mourning cloak; Camberwell beauty (''Nymphalis antiopa'') **

Painted lady ''Vanessa cardui'' is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan. Description File:Vanessa cardui MHNT CUT 2013 3 14 Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers Dos. ...

(''Vanessa cardui'') **

Question mark The question mark (also known as interrogation point, query, or eroteme in journalism) is a punctuation mark that indicates an interrogative clause or phrase in many languages. History In the fifth century, Syriac Bible manuscripts used ...

(''Polygonia interrogationis'') **

Red-spotted purple ''Limenitis arthemis,'' the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus ''Limenitis''. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns wi ...

(''Limenitis arthemis astyanax'') ** Scarce tortoiseshell or yellow-legged tortoiseshell (''Nymphalis xanthomelas'') *

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 ...

** Columbian silkmoth (''Hyalophora columbia'') **

Emperor moth The Saturniinae or saturniines are a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. They are commonly known as emperor moths or wild silk moths. They are easily spotted by the eyespots on the upper surface of their wings. Some exhibit realistic eye-like m ...

(''Pavonia pavonia'') *

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but ...

Elm sphinx ''Ceratomia amyntor'', the elm sphinx or four-horned sphinx, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Geyer in 1835. It has a wingspan of - inches (8.2 - 11.5 cm). As the name suggests, the l ...

(''Ceratomia amyntor'') ** Lime hawk-moth (''Mimas tiliae'') ** Poplar hawk-moth (''Laothoe populi'') **

Twin-spotted sphinx ''Smerinthus jamaicensis'', the twin-spotted sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Distribution It is widely distributed across North America. It has been taken as far north as the ...

(''Smerinthus jamaicensis'') *

** '' Epinotia abbreviana''

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