Moths & butterflies known to feed on nettle (Urtica dioica):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Grey chi Antitype chi |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Garden tiger Arctia caja |
Near Threatened | this species |
| The spectacle Abrostola tripartita |
LC | this species |
| Dark spectacle Abrostola triplasia |
LC | this species |
| Golden-bloomed grey longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens |
LC | this species |
| Peacock aglais Aglais io |
LC | this species |
| Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae |
LC | this species |
| Cream-spot tiger Arctia villica |
LC | this species |
| Gold spangle Autographa bractea |
LC | this species |
| Silver y Autographa gamma |
Not assessed | this species |
| Plain golden y Autographa jota |
LC | this species |
| Beautiful golden y Autographa pulchrina |
LC | this species |
| The flame Axylia putris |
LC | this species |
| No common name Brachypterus glaber |
Not assessed | this species |
| No common name Brachypterus urticae |
Not assessed | this species |
| Scarlet tiger Callimorpha dominula |
LC | this species |
| Mottled rustic Caradrina morpheus |
LC | this species |
| Burnished brass Diachrysia chrysitis |
LC | this species |
| Muslin moth Diaphora mendica |
LC | this species |
| Plain clay Eugnorisma depuncta |
LC | this species |
| Jersey tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria |
LC | this species |
| Small angle Euplexia lucipara |
LC | any Urtica species |
| Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea |
LC | this species |
| Yellow-tail Euproctis similis |
LC | any Urtica species |
| Frosted orange Gortyna flavago |
LC | this species |
| Ghost moth Hepialus humuli |
LC | any Urtica species |
| The snout Hypena proboscidalis |
LC | this species |
| Bright-line brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea |
LC | this species |
| Dot moth Melanchra persicariae |
LC | this species |
| Twin-spot carpet Mesotype didymata |
LC | this species |
| Nettle weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus |
Not assessed | this species |
| Lesser yellow underwing Noctua comes |
LC | this species |
| Broad-bordered yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata |
LC | this species |
| Hebrew character Orthosia gothica |
LC | this species |
| Wood tiger Parasemia plantaginis |
LC | this species |
| Comma Polygonia c-album |
LC | this species |
| White ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda |
LC | this species |
| Buff ermine Spilosoma lutea |
LC | this species |
| Scarce silver y Syngrapha interrogationis |
LC | this species |
| No common name Taeniapion urticarium |
Not assessed | this species |
| Red admiral Vanessa atalanta |
LC | this species |
| Painted lady Vanessa cardui |
LC | this species |
| Dotted clay Xestia baja |
LC | this species |
| Setaceous hebrew Xestia c-nigrum |
LC | this species |
| Square-spotted clay Xestia stigmatica |
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.