Seven plant species have been recorded as hosts of teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera Cram. (Hyblaeidae: Lepidoptera) in Bangladesh. Of them Avicennia officinalis Linn., a mangrove species, is a new host record of H. puera. The food preference ofthe pest larvae was evaluated for all the host plantspecies. Tectona grandis Linn, wasfound to be the most preferred food followed by Avicennia officinalis Linn., Callicarpa arborea Roxb., Vitex peduncularis Wall., V. pubescens Vahl., V. negundo Linn, and Oroxylunt indicum Vent.