Moths & butterflies known to feed on cock's foot (Dactylis glomerata):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Large nutmeg Apamea anceps |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Wall Lasiommata megera |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Rosy minor Litoligia literosa |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Clouded-bordered brindle Apamea crenata |
LC | this species |
| Clouded brindle Apamea epomidion |
LC | this species |
| Dark arches Apamea monoglypha |
LC | this species |
| Rustic shoulder-knot Apamea sordens |
LC | this species |
| Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus |
LC | this species |
| Cream-spot tiger Arctia villica |
LC | this species |
| Dusky sallow Eremobia ochroleuca |
LC | this species |
| Mother shipton Euclidia mi |
LC | this species |
| The drinker Euthrix potatoria |
LC | this species |
| Shoulder-striped wainscot Leucania comma |
LC | this species |
| Meadow brown Maniola jurtina |
LC | this species |
| Marbled white Melanargia galathea |
LC | this species |
| Lesser common rustic Mesapamea didyma |
LC | this species |
| Common rustic Mesapamea secalis |
LC | this species |
| White-point Mythimna albipuncta |
LC | this species |
| Brown-line bright-eye Mythimna conigera |
LC | this species |
| The clay Mythimna ferrago |
LC | this species |
| Smoky wainscot Mythimna impura |
LC | this species |
| Common wainscot Mythimna pallens |
LC | this species |
| Double line Mythimna turca |
LC | this species |
| The delicate Mythimna vitellina |
Not assessed | this species |
| Lunar yellow underwing Noctua orbona |
LC | this species |
| Large skipper Ochlodes sylvanus |
LC | this species |
| Tawny marbled Oligia latruncula |
LC | this species |
| Marbled minor Oligia strigilis |
LC | this species |
| Rufous minor Oligia versicolor |
LC | this species |
| Speckled wood Pararge aegeria |
LC | this species |
| Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus |
LC | this species |
| Essex skipper Thymelicus lineola |
LC | this species |
| Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris |
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.