Larval host-plants of Winter moth (Operophtera brumata) LC

Host-plant
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Field maple
Acer campestre
this species
Sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus
this species
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
this species
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Betula
any Betula species
Bell heather or ling
Calluna vulgaris
this species
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus
this species
Sweet chestnut
Castanea sativa
this species
Hazel
Corylus avellana
this species
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
this species
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
this species
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Larix
any Larix species
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Malus domestica
this species
Bog myrtle
Myrica gale
this species
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
this species
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Pinus contorta
this species
Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa
this species
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Quercus
any Quercus species
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Salix
any Salix species
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
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.