Plants and Supported Lepidoptera

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Angelica Angelica sylvestris Swallowtail butterfly

Autumn Hawkbit Leonlodon autumnalis Dark Veined White butterfly

B

Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Yellow Shell moth

Betony Stachys Officinalis Speckled Yellow butterfly

Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Common Blue butterfly

Bistort Persicaria bistorta Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly

Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Feathered Ranunculus moth

Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Nettle Pug, Campion moth

Blue Fleabane Erigeron acer Small Marbled moth

Blue Water Speedwell Meronica anagallisaquatica False Heath butterfly

Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Straw Belle moth

Bugle Ajuga reptans Bumble Bee Nectar Source

Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus Moth Small Ranunculus moth

C

Carnation Sedge Carex panacea Reed Dagger moth

Catsear Hypochaeris radicata Feathered Footman moth

Celery Leaved Buttercup Ranunculus scleratus The Fern moth

Centaury Centaurium erythraea Night time nectar source

Corn Poppy Papaver rhoeas Rich nectar source

Cotton Grass Eriopherum angustifolium Large Ear moth

Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Lesser Yellow Underwing butterfly

D

Daisy Bellis Perennis Bordered Straw moth

Dog Violet Viola riviniana Fritillary butterflies

Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Large seeds for small mammals

Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris Satyr Pug moth

Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Scotch Annulet, Northern Drab moths

E

Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea Lutetiana Small Phoenix moth

English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum Apollo butterfly

F

False Fox Sedge Carex otrubae Antler moth

Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Crimson Speckled moth

Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Spotted Fritillary butterfly

Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Heath Fritillary butterfly, Foxglove Pug

Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia procera Large seeds for small mammals

G

Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrysSpotted Fritillary butterfly

Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Rosy Minor moth

Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea Lime Speck Pug, Bleached Pug moths

Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Mullein Moth, Striped Lychnis moth

Great Woodrush Luzula sylvatica Double Line moth

Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus uliginosus Clouded Yellow butterfly

Greater Bittercress Cardamine amara Green-veined White butterfly

Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Plain Clay moth

Grey Sedge Carex divulsa Silver Hook moth

H

Hairy Sedge Carex hirta Large Heath butterfly

Hawkweed Hieracium agg. The Shark moth

Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Ruddy Carpet moth

Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Heath Fritillary butterfly

Heath Woodrush Luzula multiflora Small Wainscot moth

Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Small Rivulet moth

Herb Robert Geranium robertianum Barred Carpet moth

Hops Humulus lupulus Comma, Peacock butterflies

Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa Common Blue butterfly

I

Italian Catchfly Silene otites Viper's Bugloss moth

J

K

Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Six-belted Clearwing, Small Blue butterfly

L

Lady's Mantle Alchemilla filicaulis Red Carpet moth

Lady's Smock Cardamine pratensis Orange Tip butterfly

Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Ghost Moth, Rosy Rustic moth

Lesser Meadow Rue Thalictrum minus Marsh Carpet moth

Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Lychnis moth

M

Madder Rubia peregrina Mottled Grey moth

Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides Marbled Coronet moth

Marsh Dog Violet Viola palustris Fritillary butterflies

Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus The Grayling butterfly

Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris Slender Striped Rufous moth

Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica Lesser Cream Wave moth

Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre Willowherb Hawk moth

Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Speckled Yellow moth

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Flame Brocade moth

Meadow Oat Grass Helictotrichon pratensis Speckled Wood butterfly

Meadow Rue Thalictrum flavum Marsh Carpet moth

Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata Yellow Ringed Carpet moth

Monkshood Aconitum napellus Golden Plusia moth

Mousear Cerastium fontanum Marsh Pug moth

Mousear Hawkweed Pilosella offinarum Scarce Bordered Straw moth

N

Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Bumble Bee nectar

Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale Oblique Striped moth

Nottingham Catchfly Silene nutans White Spot moth

O

Opposite Leaved Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Northern Rustic moth

Oval Sedge Carex ovalis Hedge Rustic moth

Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Good nectar source

P

Pelitory of the Wall Parietaria judaica Tunbridge Wells Gem moth

Perforate St. John's Wort H. perforatum Purple Cloud butterfly

Pink Campion Silene x hampaeana Tawny Shears moth

Pink Water Speedwell Veronica catenata Spotted Fritillary butterfly

Prickly Headed Poppy Papayer argemone Good nectar source

Purple Moor Grass Molinia caerulea Chequered Skipper butterfly

Q

Quaking Grass Briza media Meadow Brown butterfly

R

Ragged Robin Lychnis,t7os-cuculi Lychnis moth

Red Campion Silene dioica Rivulet moth

Red Clover Trifolium pratense Five Spot Burnet moth

Reflexed Stonecrop Sedum rupestre Yellow Ringed Carpet moth

Remote Sedge Carex remota Ringlet butterfly

Rest Harrow Ononis repens Silver Studded Blue butterfly

Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Glanville Fritillary butterfly

Rock Cinquefbil Polentilla rupestris Straw Belle moth

Rock Rose Helianthemum nummularium Green Hairstreak butterfly

Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus Wood Tiger moth

S

Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor ssp minor Lesser Marbled Fritillary butterfly

Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius Marbled Fritillary butterfly

Sand Pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisii Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterfly

Scurvy Grass Cochlearia officinalis Cabbage moth

Sea Campion Silene maritima Marbled Coronet moth

Sea Kale Crambe maritima Sand Dart moth

Sea Milkwort Glaux maritima Sand Daft moth

Sheep's Bit Scabious Jasione montana Coast Dart & tortricord moths

Sheep's Fescue Festuca ovina Mountain Ringlet butterfly

Shepherd's PurseCapsella bursa-pastoria Silver Y moth

Shining Cranesbill Geranium lucidum Large seeds for small mammals

Silverweed Potentilla arvensina Dark Marbled Carpet moth

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata Water Betony moth

Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Rich nectar source and seed for birds

Small Timothy Phleum bertolonii Small Skipper butterfly

Soft Rush Juncus effusus Small Rufous moth

Sorrel Rumex acetosa Small Copper butterfly

Spear Leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata Dark Spinach moth

Square Stalked St. John's Wort Hypericum tetrapterum Triple-barred Pug moth

Starved Wood Sedge Carex depauperata Species recovery (almost extinct in wild)

Sticky Catchfiy Lychnis viscaria Viper's Bugloss moth

Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Red Admiral, Painted Lady butterflies

Sulphur Clover Trifolium ochroleucon Latticed Heath moth

Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Gatekeeper butterfly

Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum Various spp. of Hawk & Dart moths

T

Thrift Armeria maritima Thrift Clearwing, Black Banded moths

Thyme-Leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia False Heath Fritillary butterfly

Tormentil Potentilla erecta Rosy Marbled moth

 

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Valerian Valerian officinalis Valerian Pug moth

Vervain Verbena officinalis Nectar source

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Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Nectar source

Water Mint Mentha aquatica Large Ranunculus moth

Watercress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Green-veined White butterfly

Weld (Dyer's Rocket) Reseda luteola Small White butterfly

White Bryony Bryonia dioica Seeds and berries for birds

White Campion Silene alba Sandy Carpet moth

White Clover Trifolium repens Hebrew Character moth

White Dead Nettle Lamium album Beautiful Golden Y moth

White Stonecrop Sedum album Scotch Annulet moth

Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare Bumble Bee nectar source

Wild Carrot - Daucus carota Yellow Belle moth

Wild Clary - Salvia verbenaca Twin Spot Carpet moth

Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Black Veined & some Tortricord moths

Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Grizzled Skipper butterfly

Wild Thyme Thymus praecox Thyme Pug moth

Wood Avens Geum urbanum Riband Wave moth

Wood Cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum Scarce Bordered Straw moth

Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Spotted Fritillary butterfly

Woody Nightshade Solanum dulcamara Death's Head Hawk moth

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Yarrow Achillea millefolium Yarrow Pug & several Tortricord moths

Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus Belted Beauty, Water Ermine moths

Yellow Homed Poppy Glaucium flavum Nectar source for migrants

Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum The Green Arches moth

Yellow Sedge Carex demissa Red Sword-Grass moth

Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Night time nectar source

Z