Table 2.
Studies of moth-pollinated plants by family (see Table S1.2, Appendix S2)
| Plant family | No. known moth-pollinated species or wider taxa | Known pollinating moth families | Plant family | No. known moth-pollinated species or wider taxa | Known pollinating moth families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adoxaceae | 1 | N | Liliaceae | 4 | G, N, P, S |
| Amaranthaceae | 1 | — | Linaceae | 1 | — |
| Amaryllidaceae | 10 | E, N, S | Loasaceae | 1 | S |
| Anacardiaceae | 1 | — | Loganiaceae | 2 | — |
| Apiaceae | 1 | — | Malvaceae | 2 | Ct, E, G, N, P, Se, S, U |
| Apocynaceae | 20 | E, G, N, P, S, T | Meliaceae | 1 | S |
| Arecaceae | 1 | C | Myrtaceae | 2 | Ct, S |
| Asparagaceae | 7 | N, Pr, S | Nepenthaceae | 1 | — |
| Asteraceae | 13 | G, N, P, S | Nyctaginaceae | 5 | N, S |
| Balsaminaceae | 2 | S | Oleaceae | 3 | S |
| Bignoniaceae | 3 | E, G, L, N, S | Onagraceae | 8 | E, G, N, P, S |
| Boraginaceae | 4 | N, P, S | Orchidaceae | 45 | G, N, Pr, Pt, P, Se, S, T |
| Brassicaceae | 3 | S | Orobanchaceae | 2 | S |
| Cactaceae | 7 | G, N, P, Sa, S | Passifloraceae | 2 | S |
| Capparaceae | 1 | P | Phrymaceae | 1 | S |
| Caprifoliaceae | 3 | N, S | Phyllanthaceae | 10 | Ge, Gr |
| Caricaceae | 1 | — | Plantaginaceae | 1 | — |
| Caryocaraceae | 1 | S | Polemoniaceae | 1 | S |
| Caryophyllaceae | 12 | Cr, G, N, P, S | Polygonaceae | 1 | — |
| Cleomaceae | 1 | S | Primulaceae | 2 | — |
| Convulvulaceae | 4 | S | Proteaceae | 2 | S |
| Crassulaceae | 1 | G | Ranunculaceae | 5 | S |
| Cucurbitaceae | 1 | N, S | Rhamnaceae | 1 | — |
| Dipterocarpaceae | 2 | G, N, S | Rosaceae | 2 | — |
| Ebenaceae | 1 | — | Rubiaceae | 16 | Ct, N, S |
| Ericaceae | 4 | G, N, P, S | Rutaceae | 1 | G |
| Escalloniaceae | 1 | G | Santalaceae | 2 | — |
| Euphorbiaceae | 4 | S | Sapotaceae | 2 | — |
| Fabaceae | 12 | E, G, N, P, S, U | Saxifragaceae | 3 | Pr |
| Geraniaceae | 1 | — | Scrophulariaceae | 2 | G, N, P, T |
| Gesneriaceae | 1 | — | Solanaceae | 6 | S |
| Gnetaceae | 1 | G, P | Thymelaeaceae | 8 | E, G, L, N, No, P, Th |
| Hyacinthaceae | 1 | N | Urticaceae | 1 | — |
| Hypericaceae | 1 | N | Verbenaceae | 3 | P, S |
| Iridaceae | 3 | G, N, S | Violaceae | 1 | S |
| Lamiaceae | 2 | S | Vochysiaceae | 5 | S |
| Lecythidaceae | 1 | Gl | Winteraceae | 2 | M |
| Lentibulariaceae | 1 | N, P, S, U | — | — | — |
In column 2, ‘known’ moth-pollinated taxa are those identified in this review as having evidence of being moth-pollinated; ‘wider taxa’ includes any named group at a hierarchical level above species and below family. In column 3: C = Cosmopterigidae, Cr = Crambidae, Ct = Ctenuchidae, E = Erebidae, Ge = Gelechiidae, G = Geometridae, Gl = Glyphipterigidae, Gr = Gracillariidae, L = Lasiocampidae, M = Micropterigidae, N = Noctuidae, No = Nolidae, Pr = Prodoxidae, Pt = Pterophoridae, P = Pyralidae, Sa = Saturniidae, Se = Sesiidae, S = Sphingidae, Th = Thyrididae, T = Tortricidae, U = Uranidae.