Moths & butterflies known to feed on billberry (Vaccinium myrtillus):

Species Status Match
Speckled footman
Coscinia cribraria
Critically Endangered this species
Broom moth
Ceramica pisi
Vulnerable this species
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Vulnerable this species
Early moth
Theria primaria
Vulnerable this species
Pale eggar
Trichiura crataegi
Vulnerable this species
Flounced chestnut
Agrochola helvola
Near Threatened this species
Beaded chestnut
Agrochola lychnidis
Near Threatened this species
Rosy marsh moth
Coenophila subrosea
Near Threatened this species
The Silurian
Eriopygodes imbecilla
Near Threatened this species
Scotch burnet
Zygaena exulans
Near Threatened this species
Light knot
Acronicta menyanthidis
LC this species
Dotted border
Agriopis marginaria
LC this species
Mottled beauty
Alcis repandata
LC this species
March moth
Alsophila aescularia
LC this species
Green arches
Anaplectoides prasina
LC this species
Broad-bordered white underwing
Anarta melanopa
LC this species
Gold spangle
Autographa bractea
LC this species
Beautiful golden y
Autographa pulchrina
LC this species
Green hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
LC this species
Manchester treble-bar
Carsia sororiata
LC this species
Little thorn
Cepphis advenaria
LC this species
Red chestnut
Cerastis rubricosa
LC this species
Ringed carpet
Cleora cinctaria
LC this species
Feathered thorn
Colotois pennaria
LC this species
Scalloped oak
Crocallis elinguaria
LC this species
Purple clay
Diarsia brunnea
LC this species
Barred chestnut
Diarsia dahlii
LC this species
Ingrailed clay
Diarsia mendica
LC this species
Dark marbled carpet
Dysstroma citrata
LC this species
Common marbled carpet
Dysstroma truncata
LC this species
Grey mountain
Entephria caesiata
LC this species
Small autumnal moth
Epirrita filigrammaria
LC this species
Northern spinach
Eulithis populata
LC this species
The chevron
Eulithis testata
LC this species
Wormwood pug
Eupithecia absinthiata
LC this species
Common pug
Eupithecia vulgata
LC this species
Great brocade
Eurois occulta
LC this species
Scallop shell
Hydria undulata
LC this species
July highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
LC this species
Beautiful snout
Hypena crassalis
LC this species
The Saxon
Hyppa rectilinea
LC this species
Little emerald
Jodis lactearia
LC this species
Oak eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
LC this species
Rannoch brindled beauty
Lycia lapponaria
LC this species
Rannoch looper
Macaria brunneata
LC this species
Fox moth
Macrothylacia rubi
LC this species
Twin-spot carpet
Mesotype didymata
LC this species
Scalloped hazel
Odontopera bidentata
LC this species
Winter moth
Operophtera brumata
LC this species
The vapourer
Orgyia antiqua
LC this species
Hebrew character
Orthosia gothica
LC this species
Powdered quaker
Orthosia gracilis
LC this species
Glaucous shears
Papestra biren
LC this species
Bilberry pug
Pasiphila debiliata
LC this species
Silvery arches
Polia hepatica
LC this species
Cousin German
Protolampra sobrina
LC this species
Emperor moth
Saturnia pavonia
LC this species
Smoky wave
Scopula ternata
LC this species
Scarce silver y
Syngrapha interrogationis
LC this species
Ashworth's rustic
Xestia ashworthii
LC this species
Dotted clay
Xestia baja
LC this species
Setaceous hebrew
Xestia c-nigrum
LC this species
Square-spot rustic
Xestia xanthographa
LC this species
Golden-rod brindle
Xylena solidaginis
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.