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.