Moths & butterflies known to feed on rowan (Sorbus aucuparia):

Species Status Match
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Vulnerable this species
Garden tiger
Arctia caja
Near Threatened this species
Yellow-barred brindle
Acasis viretata
LC this species
Alder moth
Acronicta alni
LC this species
Grey dagger
Acronicta psi
LC this species
Dark dagger
Acronicta tridens
LC this species
Scarce umber
Agriopis aurantiaria
LC this species
Green-brindled crescent
Allophyes oxyacanthae
LC this species
March moth
Alsophila aescularia
LC this species
Orange underwing
Archiearis parthenias
LC this species
Light emerald
Campaea margaritaria
LC this species
Autumn green
Chloroclysta miata
LC this species
Red-green carpet
Chloroclysta siterata
LC this species
Chinese character
Cilix glaucata
LC this species
Nut-tree tussock
Colocasia coryli
LC this species
Scalloped oak
Crocallis elinguaria
LC this species
The chevron
Eulithis testata
LC this species
Mottled pug
Eupithecia exiguata
LC this species
Leaf beetle
Gonioctena pallida
LC this species
Common grammoptera
Grammoptera ruficornis
LC this species
Double-striped pug
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
LC this species
Small yellow wave
Hydrelia flammeolaria
LC this species
Beautiful brocade
Lacanobia contigua
LC this species
Oak eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
LC this species
Winter moth
Operophtera brumata
LC this species
Northern winter moth
Operophtera fagata
LC this species
Brimstone moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
LC this species
Willow beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
LC this species
Buff-tip
Phalera bucephala
LC this species
Scorched wing
Plagodis dolabraria
LC this species
No common name
Pogonocherus hispidus
LC this species
Coxcomb prominent
Ptilodon capucina
LC this species
Beetle
Saperda scalaris
LC this species
Emperor moth
Saturnia pavonia
LC this species
The herald
Scoliopteryx libatrix
LC this species
Privet hawk-moth
Sphinx ligustri
LC this species
Buff ermine
Spilosoma lutea
LC this species
Red-belted clearwing
Synanthedon myopaeformis
LC this species
Welsh wave
Venusia cambrica
LC this species
Leopard moth
Zeuzera pyrina
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.