Table 1.
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) host plant use recorded by lepidopteran families with insect species classified as specialist, oligophagous or polyphagous. The number of pest species, mean number of host plant families (range is min and max), mean % families that are Brassicaceae (Br), mean number of host plant species and mean % of host species that are Brassicaceae (Br). See Supplementary Table S1 for species details.
| Family | Specialist | Oligophagous | Polyphagous | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctiidae | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
| Cosmopterigidae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gelechiidae | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Geometridae | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Hepialidae | 3 | 3 | ||
| Lasiocampidae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lecithoceridae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Limacodidae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lymantriidae | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Lyonetiidae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Noctuidae | 2 | 25 | 97 | 124 |
| Nymphalidae | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Papilionidae | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pieridae | 34 | 15 | 49 | |
| Psychidae | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pyralidae | 21 | 5 | 17 | 43 |
| Sphingidae | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tineidae | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tortricidae | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| Yponomeutidae | 14 | 14 | ||
| Total | 83 | 66 | 168 | 317 |
| Pest Species | 11 | 1 | 21 | |
| Host Plant Families | 1.8 (1–11) * | 3.4 (2–8) | 16.3 (3–69) | |
| % Families (Br) | 78 (9–100) | 35 (13–50) | 9 (1–33) | |
| Host plant species | 13 (1–115) * | 8.2 (2–54) | 57.6 (7–458) | |
| % species (Br) | 93 (56–100) | 27 (2–50) | 6 (1–23) |