Moths & butterflies known to feed on larch (Larix decidua):

Species Status Match
Broom moth
Ceramica pisi
Vulnerable any Larix species
Pale brindled
Phigalia pilosaria
Vulnerable any Larix species
Larch pug
Eupithecia lariciata
Near Threatened this species
Scarce umber
Agriopis aurantiaria
LC any Larix species
Turnip moth
Agrotis segetum
LC any Larix species
Peppered moth
Biston betularia
LC any Larix species
Bordered white
Bupalus piniaria
LC any Larix species
Feathered thorn
Colotois pennaria
LC any Larix species
The chestnut
Conistra vaccinii
LC this species
The dun-bar
Cosmia trapezina
LC any Larix species
Satin beauty
Deileptenia ribeata
LC any Larix species
Autumnal moth
Epirrita autumnata
LC this species
Small autumnal moth
Epirrita filigrammaria
LC any Larix species
No common name
Euophryum confine
Not assessed this species
Cloaked pug
Eupithecia abietaria
LC any Larix species
Ochreous pug
Eupithecia indigata
LC this species
Dwarf pug
Eupithecia tantillaria
LC any Larix species
Brown-tail
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
LC this species
Barred red
Hylaea fasciaria
LC this species
Pale oak beauty
Hypomecis punctinalis
LC any Larix species
Sharp-angled peacock
Macaria alternata
LC any Larix species
Tawny-barred angle
Macaria liturata
LC any Larix species
Dot moth
Melanchra persicariae
LC any Larix species
Oak nycteoline
Nycteola revayana
LC any Larix species
Scalloped hazel
Odontopera bidentata
LC any Larix species
Winter moth
Operophtera brumata
LC any Larix species
Hebrew character
Orthosia gothica
LC any Larix species
Pine beautyarches
Panolis flammea
LC any Larix species
Square spot
Paradarisa consonaria
LC any Larix species
Purple thorn
Selenia tetralunaria
LC any Larix species
Black spruce longhorn
Tetropium castaneum
NA 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.