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HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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To begin your search, select a family. The page will refresh and populate the genus menu:
Lepidoptera family:
Acanthopteroctetidae
Acrolophidae
Adelidae
Agathiphagidae
Agonoxenidae
Alucitidae
Anthelidae
Apatelodidae
Arctiidae
Arrhenophanidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Bombycidae
Brachodidae
Brahmaeidae
Bucculatricidae
Callidulidae
Carposinidae
Carthaeidae
Castniidae
Cecidosidae
Choreutidae
Coleophoridae
Copromorphidae
Cosmopterigidae
Cossidae
Crinopterygidae
Dalceridae
Douglasiidae
Drepanidae
Drepanidae
Dudgeonidae
Elachistidae
Endromidae
Epermeniidae
Epicopeidae
Epipyropidae
Eriocottidae
Eriocraniidae
Ethmiidae
Eupterotidae
Gelechiidae
Geometridae
Glyphipterigidae
Gracillariidae
Hedylidae
Heliodinidae
Heliozelidae
Hepialidae
Hesperiidae
Himanopteridae
Hyblaeidae
Hypertrophidae
Immidae
Incurvariidae
Lacturidae
Lasiocampidae
Lecithoceridae
Lemoniidae
Limacodidae
Lycaenidae
Lymantriidae
Lyonetiidae
Megalopygidae
Metarbelidae
Micropterigidae
Mimallonidae
Nepticulidae
Noctuidae
Noctuidae
Nolidae
Notodontidae
Nymphalidae
Ochsenheimeriidae
Oecophoridae
Oenosandridae
Opostegidae
Palaephatidae
Pantheidae
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Prodoxidae
Psychidae
Pterolonchidae
Pterophoridae
Pyralidae
Roeslerstammiidae
Saturniidae
Schreckensteiniidae
Scythrididae
Sesiidae
Sphingidae
Thyrididae
Tineidae
Tineodidae
Tischeriidae
Tortricidae
Uraniidae
Urodidae
Yponomeutidae
Zygaenidae
Lepidoptera genus:
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Lepidoptera species:
Empty
Location (non-drilled):
Afghanistan
Afrotropical
Afrotropical (prov)
Algeria
American Samoa
Andaman & Nicobar Is
Andaman Islands
Angola
Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Argentina (prov)
Armenia
Asia
Asia Minor
Atlantic Islands
Austral Islands
Australasia
Australia
Australia (prov)
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bolivia (prov)
Borneo
Botswana
Brazil
Brazil (prov)
Britain (prov)
Britain [introduc.]
British Isles
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Cameroun
Canada
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Caribbean
Caroline Islands
Cayman Islands
Central African Rep.
Central America
Central Asia
Central Europe
Chatham Islands
Chile
China
China/Japan
Christmas Island
Colombia
Colombia (prov)
Congo
Corsica
Cosmopolitan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (prov)
Crete
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Africa
East Malaysia
East Palaearctic
Ecuador
Ecuador (prov)
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Europe
Europe (prov)
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland
former USSR
France
French Guiana
French Guiana (prov)
Gabon
Galapagos Islands
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Hawaii [introd.]
Holarctic
Honduras
Honduras (prov)
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
India (prov)
Indian Ocean Islands
Indian subregion
Indo-Australian
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Japan (prov)
Japan/Ryukyu Islands
Java
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kerguelen Island
Kermadec Islands
Korea
Kurile Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Laccadive Islands
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Madagascar (prov)
Madeira
Madeira/Canary Is
Malawi
Malaysia
Malaysia (prov)
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mascarene Islands
Mauritius
Mediterranean
Mexico
Mexico (prov)
Micronesia
Middle East
Moldavia
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Nearctic
Nearctic [introd.]
Neotropical
Neotropical (prov)
Nepal
Netherlands
Nevis
New Britain
New Caledonia
New Guinea
New World
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
North Africa
Norway
Oceania
Old World
Old World tropics
Oman
Oriental
Oriental (prov)
Oriental/Palaearctic
Pacific
Pakistan
Palaearctic
Palestine
Panama
Pantropical
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Paraguay (prov)
Peru
Philippines
Philippines (prov)
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Rapa Island
Republic of Georgia
Réunion Island
Rhodesia
Rumania
Russia
Ryukyu Islands
Sabah
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Thomas
Saint Vincent
Salsette Islands
Samoa
Sao Tomé & Principe
Sarawak
Sardinia
Saudi Arabia
Scandinavia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sicily
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone (prov)
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Africa (prov)
South-East Asia
Southern Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Subantarctic
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tadjikistan
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
unspecified
Uruguay
USA
USA (?err.)
USA (prov)
USA [interception]
USA [introd.]
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
West Africa
West Indies
West Irian
West Malaysia
West Palaearctic
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
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Hostplant drill-down Search
To begin your search, select a family. The page will refresh and populate the genus menu:
Hostplant family:
Acanthaceae
Aceraceae
Acoraceae
Actinidiaceae
Adiantaceae
Agavaceae
Aizoaceae
Alangiaceae
Algae
Alismataceae
Alliaceae
Aloaceae
Alstroemeriaceae
Amaranthaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anisophylleaceae
Annonaceae
Anthericaceae
Apocynaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Araucariaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asparagaceae
Asphodelaceae
Aspleniaceae
Asteliaceae
Aucubaceae
Avicenniaceae
Azollaceae
Balanitaceae
Balsaminaceae
Basellaceae
Bataceae
Begoniaceae
Berberidaceae
Betulaceae
Bignoniaceae
Bixaceae
Blechnaceae
Bombacaceae
Boraginaceae
Boweniaceae
Bretschneideraceae
Bromeliaceae
Bruniaceae
Buddlejaceae
Burseraceae
Butomaceae
Buxaceae
Cabombaceae
Cactaceae
Calycanthaceae
Campanulaceae
Canellaceae
Cannabaceae
Cannaceae
Capparaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Caricaceae
Caryocaraceae
Caryophyllaceae
Casuarinaceae
Cecropiaceae
Celastraceae
Cephalotaxaceae
Ceratophyllaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Chloranthaceae
Chlorophyta
Chrysobalanaceae
Cistaceae
Clethraceae
Cochlospermaceae
Colchicaceae
Combretaceae
Commelinaceae
Compositae
Connaraceae
Convallariaceae
Convolvulaceae
Coriariaceae
Cornaceae
Corylaceae
Costaceae
Crassulaceae
Cruciferae
Crypteroniaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Cunoniaceae
Cupressaceae
Cyatheaceae
Cycadaceae
Cyclanthaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyrillaceae
Daphniphyllaceae
Dasypogonaceae
Datiscaceae
Davalliaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Diapensiaceae
Dichapetalaceae
Dicksoniaceae
Dilleniaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Dipsacaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Dracaenaceae
Droseraceae
Dryopteridaceae
Ebenaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Elatinaceae
Empetraceae
Epacridaceae
Ephedraceae
Equisetaceae
Ericaceae
Eriocaulaceae
Erythroxylaceae
Escalloniaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Eupteleaceae
Fagaceae
Flacourtiaceae
Flagellariaceae
Fouquieriaceae
Frankeniaceae
Fungi
Gentianaceae
Geraniaceae
Gesneriaceae
Ginkgoaceae
Gisekiaceae
Gleicheniaceae
Globulariaceae
Goodeniaceae
Gramineae
Grammitidaceae
Grossulariaceae
Guttiferae
Haemodoraceae
Haloragaceae
Hamamelidaceae
Heliconiaceae
Helwingiaceae
Hemerocallidaceae
Hernandiaceae
Hippocastanaceae
Hyacinthaceae
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Hypoxidaceae
Icacinaceae
Illecebraceae
Illiciaceae
Insecta
Insecta: Homoptera
Iridaceae
Irvingiaceae
Isoetaceae
Joinvilleaceae
Juglandaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaginaceae
Krameriaceae
Labiatae
Lardizabalaceae
Lauraceae
Lecythidaceae
Leeaceae
Leguminosae (C)
Leguminosae (M)
Leguminosae (P)
Lemnaceae
Lichenes
Liliaceae
Limnocharitaceae
Linaceae
Loasaceae
Loganiaceae
Lomandraceae
Lomariopsidaceae
Loranthaceae
Lycopodiaceae
Lythraceae
Magnoliaceae
Malpighiaceae
Malvaceae
Marantaceae
Marattiaceae
Marsileaceae
Melanthiaceae
Melastomataceae
Meliaceae
Melianthaceae
Meliosmaceae
Menispermaceae
Menyanthaceae
Molluginaceae
Monimiaceae
Moraceae
Moringaceae
Musaceae
Musci
Myoporaceae
Myricaceae
Myristicaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrtaceae
Nelumbonaceae
Nepenthaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Ochnaceae
Olacaceae
Oleaceae
Oleandraceae
Oliniaceae
Onagraceae
Opiliaceae
Orchidaceae
Osmundaceae
Oxalidaceae
Paeoniaceae
Palmae
Pandaceae
Pandanaceae
Papaveraceae
Parnassiaceae
Passifloraceae
Pedaliaceae
Philesiaceae
Philydraceae
Phormiaceae
Phyllocladaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Pinaceae
Piperaceae
Pittosporaceae
Plantaginaceae
Platanaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Podocarpaceae
Polemoniaceae
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Polypodiaceae
Pontederiaceae
Portulacaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Primulaceae
Proteaceae
Ptaeroxylaceae
Pteridaceae
Quiinaceae
Rafflesiaceae
Ranunculaceae
Resedaceae
Restionaceae
Rhamnaceae
Rhizophoraceae
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Ruscaceae
Rutaceae
Sabiaceae
Salicaceae
Salvadoraceae
Salviniaceae
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sapotaceae
Sarraceniaceae
Saururaceae
Saxifragaceae
Scheuchzeriaceae
Schisandraceae
Schizaeaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Selaginellaceae
Simaroubaceae
Simmondsiaceae
Smilacaceae
Solanaceae
Stachyuraceae
Stackhousiaceae
Staphyleaceae
Stegnospermataceae
Sterculiaceae
Strelitziaceae
Styracaceae
Surianaceae
Symplocaceae
Taccaceae
Tamaricaceae
Taxaceae
Taxodiaceae
Theaceae
Thelypteridaceae
Theophrastaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Tiliaceae
Trapaceae
Trilliaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Turneraceae
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Umbelliferae
Urticaceae
Valerianaceae
Verbenaceae
Violaceae
Viscaceae
Vitaceae
Vochysiaceae
Winteraceae
Woodsiaceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xyridaceae
Zamiaceae
Zingiberaceae
Zosteraceae
Zygophyllaceae
Hostplant genus:
Empty
Hostplant species:
Empty
Location (non-drilled):
Afghanistan
Afrotropical
Afrotropical (prov)
Algeria
American Samoa
Andaman & Nicobar Is
Andaman Islands
Angola
Antigua
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Argentina (prov)
Armenia
Asia
Asia Minor
Atlantic Islands
Austral Islands
Australasia
Australia
Australia (prov)
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bolivia (prov)
Borneo
Botswana
Brazil
Brazil (prov)
Britain (prov)
Britain [introduc.]
British Isles
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Cameroun
Canada
Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Caribbean
Caroline Islands
Cayman Islands
Central African Rep.
Central America
Central Asia
Central Europe
Chatham Islands
Chile
China
China/Japan
Christmas Island
Colombia
Colombia (prov)
Congo
Corsica
Cosmopolitan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (prov)
Crete
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Africa
East Malaysia
East Palaearctic
Ecuador
Ecuador (prov)
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Europe
Europe (prov)
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland
former USSR
France
French Guiana
French Guiana (prov)
Gabon
Galapagos Islands
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Hawaii [introd.]
Holarctic
Honduras
Honduras (prov)
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
India (prov)
Indian Ocean Islands
Indian subregion
Indo-Australian
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Japan (prov)
Japan/Ryukyu Islands
Java
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kerguelen Island
Kermadec Islands
Korea
Kurile Islands
Kyrgyzstan
Laccadive Islands
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Madagascar (prov)
Madeira
Madeira/Canary Is
Malawi
Malaysia
Malaysia (prov)
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mascarene Islands
Mauritius
Mediterranean
Mexico
Mexico (prov)
Micronesia
Middle East
Moldavia
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Nearctic
Nearctic [introd.]
Neotropical
Neotropical (prov)
Nepal
Netherlands
Nevis
New Britain
New Caledonia
New Guinea
New World
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
North Africa
Norway
Oceania
Old World
Old World tropics
Oman
Oriental
Oriental (prov)
Oriental/Palaearctic
Pacific
Pakistan
Palaearctic
Palestine
Panama
Pantropical
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Paraguay (prov)
Peru
Philippines
Philippines (prov)
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Rapa Island
Republic of Georgia
Réunion Island
Rhodesia
Rumania
Russia
Ryukyu Islands
Sabah
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Thomas
Saint Vincent
Salsette Islands
Samoa
Sao Tomé & Principe
Sarawak
Sardinia
Saudi Arabia
Scandinavia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sicily
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone (prov)
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Africa (prov)
South-East Asia
Southern Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Subantarctic
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tadjikistan
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
unspecified
Uruguay
USA
USA (?err.)
USA (prov)
USA [interception]
USA [introd.]
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
West Africa
West Indies
West Irian
West Malaysia
West Palaearctic
Western Samoa
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Sort by:
Lepidoptera family
Lepidoptera name (genus+species)
Hostplant family
Hostplant name (genus+species)
Country