Larval host-plants of Oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) LC

Host-plant
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Match
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
this species
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Betula
any Betula species
Bell heather or ling
Calluna vulgaris
this species
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea
this species
Hazel
Corylus avellana
this species
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
this species
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Crocosmia
any Crocosmia species
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
this species
Ivy
Hedera helix
this species
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
this species
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
this species
Birdsfoot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
this species
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Prunus
any Prunus species
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
this species
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Quercus
any Quercus species
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Rosa
any Rosa species
Bramble
Rubus fruticosus
this species
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
this species
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
this species
Billberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
this species

Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.