Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Rosaceae

Foodplants for Abraxas grossulariata, Acleris cristana, A. rubivorella, Acrobasis birgitella, A. squalidella, Actias selene, Acytolepis puspa, Ampelophaga rubiginosa, Anarsia lineatella, Ancylis selenana, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antheraea korintjiana, Apocheima cinerarius, A. sinuosaria, A. verecundaria, Archips subrufana, Arctornis l-nigrum, Argyresthia conjugella, A. curvella, A. ivella, Artaxa subflava, Attacus atlas, Blastodacna atra, B. hellerella, B. rossica, Calliteara pseudabietis, C. pseudabietis, C. pudibunda, Celastrina ladon, Choreutis atrosignata, C. montana, Cleora insolita, C. leucophaea, Cnethodonta grisescens, Coleophora anatipenella, C. coracipennella, C. hemerobiella, C. neviusiella, C. prunifoliae, C. siccifolia, C. spinella, C. trigeminella, C. violacea, Comostola subtiliaria, Cricula trifenestrata, Cusiala stipitaria, Cydia pomonella, Dasychira cinnamomea, D. vagans vagans, Dichomeris derasella, Dysstroma citrata, Egira rubrica, Ematurga atomaria, Epinotia signatana, Etielloides curvella, E. sejunctella, Eudemis porphyrana, Eupithecia subfuscata, Eupsilia tristigmata, Euzophera batangensis, Hedya pruniana, Hupodonta corticalis, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyles lineata, Janus compressus, Kunugia undans, Lasiocampa trifolii trifolii, Lassaba nikkonis, Limenitis archippus, L. arthemis astyanax, Lymantria dispar, L. dispar, L. dispar japonica, Macaria alternata, Malacosoma americanum, M. parallellum, Marumba gaschkewitschii, Nordstromia japonica, Operophtera brunnea, Orgyia leucostigma, O. postica, O. recens approximans, O. thyellina, O. vetusta, Orthotaenia secunda, Pamphilius sylvaticus, Pandemis cinnamomeana, Paonias excaecata, Parasa consocia, P. hilarula, P. sinica, Parornix maliphaga, P. multimaculata, P. scoticella, Pasiphila rectangulata, Phalera flavescens, Phycita roborella, Phyllonorycter ringoniella, Plemyria rubiginata, Poecilocampa populi, Protalcis concinnata, Pseudexentera mali, Pseudopsyche dembowskii, Pterostoma palpinum, Recurvaria leucatella, R. nanella, Saturnia pyri, Satyrium spini, S. w-album, Scythris dahurica, Shaka atrovittatus, Smerinthus planus, Spilonota albicana, Spulerina astaurota, Stauropus fagi, Stigmella incognitella, S. magdalenae, S. malella, S. nylandriella, S. oxyacanthella, S. perpygmaeella?, S. sorbi, Striglina cancellata, Swammerdamia pyrella, S. pyrella, Synanthedon bicingulata, S. codeti, S. typhiaeformis cruentata, S. typhiaeformis typhiaeformis, S. vespiformis, Teleiodes vulgella, Thecla betulina, Trabala vishnou, Venusia cambrica, Yponomeuta malinellus, Y. orientalis, Ypsolopha asperella, Y. horridella, Y. scabrella

900x602 (~58Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola 667:37, 5.6.1997 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Malus sylvestris (L.) Miller Metsäomenapuu Crab Apple Common Apple Vildapel

  • Pyrus malus ssp. sylvestris L. Hiitonen
  • Malus acerba Mér.

  • Pirus malus ssp. silvestris; [SK, 358]
  • Malus sylvestris; [RK, 265]; [IBT, 441]

  1305x979 (~202Kb) Finland, Geta, Östergeta, 30.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Allophyes oxyacanthae, Apocheima strigataria, Bohemannia pulverosella, Colotois pennaria, Cydia pomonella, Dichomeris derasella, Eupithecia exiguata, Pasiphila rectangulata, Pseudexentera mali, Pseudotelphusa incana, Recurvaria leucatella, R. nanella, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Sphinx drupiferarum, S. gordius, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Timocratica palpalis

• Malus domestica Borkh. Tarhaomenapuu Apple Äppelträd Common Apple

  • Pyrus malus L.
  • ?Malus pumila Mill.

  • Pyrus malus, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Pirus malus; [SK, 358]
  • Pyrus malus; [GMBOT, 458]

  900x658 (~58Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 9.6.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

  1366x1021 (~97Kb) Finland, Hamina, Kitula, 6.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  768x1022 (~60Kb) Finland, Hamina, Kitula, 6.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Acleris fimbriana, Acronicta alni, A. rumicis, A. tridens, Acytolepis puspa myla, Alsophila aescularia, Anaplectoides prasina, Aporia crataegi, A. crataegi mauretanica, Arctia caja, Athrips nigrogrisea, A. rancidella tadzhika, Autographa gamma, Biston betularia, Bohemannia pulverosella, Calliteara pudibunda, Coleophora serratella, Colocasia coryli, Colotois pennaria, Conistra vaccinii, Cosmia trapezina, Cossus cossus, C. cossus, Dicallomera fascelina, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita autumnata, Erannis defoliaria, Eriogaster lanestris, Eupithecia exiguata, Euproctis similis, Eupsilia transversa, Gastropacha quercifolia, Gelechia rhombella, Hydrelia sylvata, Hypomecis roboraria, Jodis lactearia, Lacanobia suasa, Laothoe populi, Lasiocampa quercus, Lithophane socia, Lomographa temerata, Lycia hirtaria, Malacosoma neustria, Nola cucullatella, Nymphalis polychloros erythromelas, Odontopera bidentata, Operophtera brumata, Opisthograptis luteolata, Orgyia antiqua, O. recens, Orthosia gracilis, Pasiphila rectangulata, Poecilocampa populi, Ptilodon capucinus, Recurvaria leucatella, R. nanella, Saturnia pavonia, Selenia tetralunaria, Smerinthus ocellatus, Sphinx ligustri, Stauropus fagi, Streblote primigenum primigenum, Timocratica palpalis, Trichosea ludifica

  Foodplant as Pyrus malus for Choreutis pariana, Scythropiodes malivora, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, Zeuzera multistrigata

  Foodplant as Pirus malus for Acleris variegana

  • ? ssp. paradisiaca (Med.) Paratiisiomena?

    • ?malus var. mitis (Wallr.)

    • Pirus malus ssp. paradisiaca; [SK, 359]

    identification uncertain 900x654 (~97Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 16.9.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela

    identification uncertain 1000x697 (~213Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 16.9.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela

• Malus domestica × sylvestris

  • Malux domestica × sylvestris

  • Malux domestica × sylvestris; [RK, 266]
• Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh. Siperianomenapuu Tuomenlehtinen omena Crab Apple

  • Pyrus prunifolia; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Pyrys baccata × malus; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Pirus prunifolia; [SK, 359]
• Malus baccata (L.) Moench Marjaomenapuu Marjaomena Siberian Crab

  • Pirus baccata; [SK, 359]

  Foodplant for Acleris comariana, Athrips nigrogrisea, Croesia indignana, Exangerona prattiaria, Satyrium herzi

• Malus angustifolia (Ait.) Michx. New Jersey - N.Florida - SE.Texas, Mississippi - Arkansas, S.Illinois. See [maps] Southern Crab Apple Narrow-leaf Crab Apple

  • Pyrus angustifolia Ait.

  • Pyrus angustifolia; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Malus angustifolia; [IBT, 263]
• Malus coronaria (L.) Mill. from (New York - S.Ontario) - to (Virginia, W.North Carolina), N.NA.Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas. See [maps] Sweet Crab Apple American Crab Apple Wild Crab Apple

  • Pyrus coronaria L.

  • Pyrus coronaria; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Malus coronaria; [IBT, 261]

  Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria

• Malus ioensis (Wood) Britton N.Indiana - SE.Minnesota - SE.Nebraska, E.Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana. See [maps] Prairie Crab Apple Iowa Crab Apple

  • Pyrus ioensis Wood Bailey
  • Pyrus coronaria var. ioensis Wood

  • Pyrus ioensis; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Malus ioensis; [IBT, 263]

  Foodplant for Sphinx gordius

• Malus × soulardi (Bailey)

  • Pyrus ioensis × malus; [GMBOT, 458]
  • Pyrus × soulardi; [GMBOT, 458]
• Malus sieboldii (Regel) Rehd. Toringo crabapple

  • Pyrus sieboldii Regel

  799x1031 (~113Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  783x1044 (~108Kb) Lithuania: Trakai, Peninsular Castle, 13.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Argyresthia ivella, Bucculatrix pyrivorella, Comostola subtiliaria, Dithecodes erasa, Hypomecis lunifera, Lomographa simplicior, L. temerata, Operophtera relegata, Ophthalmitis irrorataria

  • ssp. sieboldii
  • ssp. zumi (Matsumura) Asami

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.