Moths & butterflies known to feed on goosegrass (Galium aparine):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Satyr pug Eupithecia satyrata |
Vulnerable | any Galium species |
| Bedstraw hawk-moth Hyles gallii |
Vulnerable | any Galium species |
| Autumnal rustic Eugnorisma glareosa |
Near Threatened | any Galium species |
| Dark-barred twin-spot carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata |
Near Threatened | any Galium species |
| Archer's dart Agrotis vestigialis |
LC | any Galium species |
| Silver y Autographa gamma |
Not assessed | any Galium species |
| Yellow shell Camptogramma bilineata |
LC | any Galium species |
| Red chestnut Cerastis rubricosa |
LC | any Galium species |
| Mottled grey Colostygia multistrigaria |
LC | this species |
| Purple bar Cosmorhoe ocellata |
LC | any Galium species |
| Elephant hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor |
LC | any Galium species |
| Small elephant hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus |
LC | any Galium species |
| Common carpet Epirrhoe alternata |
LC | this species |
| Barred straw Gandaritis pyraliata |
LC | this species |
| Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth Hemaris fuciformis |
LC | any Galium species |
| Striped hawk-moth Hyles livornica |
Not assessed | any Galium species |
| Riband wave Idaea aversata |
LC | any Galium species |
| Small scallop Idaea emarginata |
LC | any Galium species |
| Water carpet Lampropteryx suffumata |
LC | this species |
| Hummingbird hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum |
LC | this species |
| The gothic Naenia typica |
LC | this species |
| Broad-bordered yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata |
LC | this species |
| Cream wave Scopula floslactata |
LC | any Galium species |
| No common name Sermylassa halensis |
LC | this species |
| Water ermine Spilosoma urticae |
LC | any Galium species |
| Bloody-nosed beetle Timarcha tenebricosa |
LC | this species |
| Silver-ground carpet Xanthorhoe montanata |
LC | this species |
| Large twin-spot carpet Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata |
LC | any Galium species |
| Red twin-spot Xanthorhoe spadicearia |
LC | this species |
| Square-spotted clay Xestia stigmatica |
LC | this species |
| Square-spot rustic Xestia xanthographa |
LC | this species |
Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.