Moths & butterflies known to feed on hazel (Corylus avellana):

Species Status Match
Scarce vapourer
Orgyia recens
Endangered this species
The sprawler
Asteroscopus sphinx
Vulnerable this species
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Vulnerable this species
The lackey
Malacosoma neustria
Vulnerable this species
Pale brindled
Phigalia pilosaria
Vulnerable this species
Pale eggar
Trichiura crataegi
Vulnerable this species
Large thorn
Ennomos autumnaria
Near Threatened this species
The magpie
Abraxas grossulariata
LC this species
Grey dagger
Acronicta psi
LC this species
Grey birch
Aethalura punctulata
LC this species
Scarce umber
Agriopis aurantiaria
LC this species
Dotted border
Agriopis marginaria
LC this species
Mottled beauty
Alcis repandata
LC this species
March moth
Alsophila aescularia
LC this species
Copper underwing
Amphipyra pyramidea
LC this species
Small brindled beauty
Apocheima hispidaria
LC this species
No common name
Apoderus coryli
Not assessed this species
Small white wave
Asthena albulata
LC this species
Oak beauty
Biston strataria
LC this species
Common white wave
Cabera pusaria
LC this species
Pale tussock
Calliteara pudibunda
LC this species
Light emerald
Campaea margaritaria
LC this species
Nut-tree tussock
Colocasia coryli
LC this species
Feathered thorn
Colotois pennaria
LC this species
The dun-bar
Cosmia trapezina
LC this species
The coronet
Craniophora ligustri
LC this species
Hazelnut weevil
Curculio nucum
Not assessed this species
Ingrailed clay
Diarsia mendica
LC this species
Dark tussock
Dicallomera fascelina
LC this species
Brindled green
Dryobotodes eremita
LC this species
Bordered beauty
Epione repandaria
LC this species
Pale november moth
Epirrita christyi
LC this species
November moth
Epirrita dilutata
LC this species
The chevron
Eulithis testata
LC this species
Brindled pug
Eupithecia abbreviata
LC this species
Small angle
Euplexia lucipara
LC this species
Brown-tail
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
LC this species
Yellow-tail
Euproctis similis
LC this species
The satellite
Eupsilia transversa
LC this species
Large emerald
Geometra papilionaria
LC this species
Leaf beetle
Gonioctena pallida
LC this species
Buff arches
Habrosyne pyritoides
LC this species
Common emerald
Hemithea aestivaria
LC this species
Small fan-foot
Herminia grisealis
LC this species
Waved carpet
Hydrelia sylvata
LC this species
July highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
LC this species
Pale oak beauty
Hypomecis punctinalis
LC this species
Little emerald
Jodis lactearia
LC this species
Beautiful brocade
Lacanobia contigua
LC this species
Bright-line brown-eye
Lacanobia oleracea
LC this species
Oak eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
LC this species
Clouded border
Lomaspilis marginata
LC this species
Brindled beauty
Lycia hirtaria
LC this species
Dot moth
Melanchra persicariae
LC this species
Beautiful carpet
Mesoleuca albicillata
LC this species
Lime hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae
LC this species
Iron prominent
Notodonta dromedarius
LC this species
Common lutestring
Ochropacha duplaris
LC this species
Scalloped hazel
Odontopera bidentata
LC this species
Winter moth
Operophtera brumata
LC this species
Brimstone moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
LC this species
The vapourer
Orgyia antiqua
LC this species
Common quaker
Orthosia cerasi
LC this species
Small quaker
Orthosia cruda
LC this species
Clouded drab
Orthosia incerta
LC this species
Blossom underwing
Orthosia miniosa
LC this species
Brindled white-spot
Parectropis similaria
LC this species
Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
LC this species
Angle shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
LC this species
No common name
Phytoecia cylindrica
LC this species
Barred umber
Plagodis pulveraria
LC this species
Grey arches
Polia nebulosa
LC this species
Comma
Polygonia c-album
LC this species
Green silver-lines
Pseudoips prasinana
LC this species
Coxcomb prominent
Ptilodon capucina
LC this species
Bordered sallow
Pyrrhia umbra
LC this species
Emperor moth
Saturnia pavonia
LC this species
Early thorn
Selenia dentaria
LC this species
Purple thorn
Selenia tetralunaria
LC this species
Lobster moth
Stauropus fagi
LC this species
Triple-spotted clay
Xestia ditrapezium
LC this species
Double square-spot
Xestia triangulum
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.