Butterfly & Moth Larval Food Plants

​Urticaeae

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, 1789
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  • Boehmeria nivea - Ramie
    • Painted Lady
  • Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry
    • Leopard Moth
  • Debregeasia saeneb - Ajlai
    • Painted Lady
  • Girardinia diversifolia - Himalayan Nettle
    • The Snout
  • Parietaria debilis - Native Pellitory (Australia)
    • Red Admiral
  • Parietaria judaica - Spreading Pellitory of the Wall
    • Anthophila fabriciana
    • Cosmopterix pulchrimella
    • Hypena lividalis
    • Passenger
      • Peacock
      • Red Admiral
  • Parietaria officinalis - Pellitory Of The Wall
    • Cosmopterix pulchrimella
    • ​Death's-head Hawk-moth
  • Parietaria pensylvanica - Pennsylvania pellitory
    • Cosmopterix pulchrimella
  • Pilea pumila - Canadian Clearweed
    • Cosmopterix pulchrimella
  • Urtica angustifolia - xia ye qian ma
    • Peacock
    • Small Tortoiseshell
  • Urtica dioica - Stinging Netttle - Common Nettle
    • Anthophila fabriciana
    • Beautiful Brocade
    • Beautiful Golden Y
    • Bright-line Brown-eye
    • Broom Moth
    • Brown-spot Pinion
    • Buff Ermine
    • Burnished Brass
    • Buttoned Snout
    • Common Marbled Carpet
    • Cream-spot Tiger
    • Dot Moth
    • Garden Tiger
    • Ghost Moth
    • Golden Twin-spot
    • ​Grey Arches
    • Grey Pug
    • Hebrew Character
    • Jersey Tiger
    • Knot Grass
    • Large Twin-spot Carpet
    • Lesser Yellow Underwing
    • Mecyna flavalis
    • Mother of Pearl
    • Mottled Rustic
    • Mouse Moth
    • Muslin Moth
    • Ni Moth
    • Old Lady
    • Plain Golden Y
    • Scarlet Tiger
    • Setaceous Hebrew Character
    • Silver Cloud
    • Silver Y
    • Small Angle Shades
    • Small Magpie
    • The Flame
    • The Snout
    • Udea olivalis
    • Udea prunalis
    • White Ermine
    • Yellow Shell
      • Comma
      • Painted Lady
      • Peacock
      • Red Admiral
      • Silver-washed Fritillary
      • Small Tortoiseshell
  • Urtica membranacea - Large-leaved Nettle
    • Red Admiral
  • Urtica pilulifera - Roman Nettle
    • Red Admiral
  • Urtica thunbergiana - Biting Nettle(yao ren qian ma)
    • Celypha lacunana
  • Urtica urens - Annual Nettle
    • Anthophila fabriciana
    • ​Beautiful Golden Y
    • Plain Golden Y
    • Small Magpie
      • Red Admiral
      • Small Tortoiseshell