Moths & butterflies known to feed on black poplar (Populus nigra):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| The sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx |
Vulnerable | any Populus species |
| Scarce chocolate-tip Clostera anachoreta |
Vulnerable | any Populus species |
| Pale brindled Phigalia pilosaria |
Vulnerable | any Populus species |
| Pale eggar Trichiura crataegi |
Vulnerable | any Populus species |
| The sallow Cirrhia icteritia |
Near Threatened | any Populus species |
| Large thorn Ennomos autumnaria |
Near Threatened | any Populus species |
| The miller Acronicta leporina |
LC | any Populus species |
| Scarce umber Agriopis aurantiaria |
LC | any Populus species |
| The brick Agrochola circellaris |
LC | any Populus species |
| Yellow-line quaker Agrochola macilenta |
LC | any Populus species |
| Twin-spotted quaker Anorthoa munda |
LC | any Populus species |
| Dingy shears Apterogenum ypsillon |
LC | any Populus species |
| Peppered moth Biston betularia |
LC | any Populus species |
| Common wave Cabera exanthemata |
LC | any Populus species |
| Clifden nonpareil Catocala fraxini |
LC | any Populus species |
| Red underwing Catocala nupta |
LC | this species |
| Puss moth Cerura vinula |
LC | any Populus species |
| Pale-lemon sallow Cirrhia ocellaris |
LC | this species |
| Chocolate-tip Clostera curtula |
LC | any Populus species |
| Small chocolate-tip Clostera pigra |
LC | any Populus species |
| Feathered thorn Colotois pennaria |
LC | any Populus species |
| No common name Cossonus parallelepipedus |
Not assessed | this species |
| Goat moth Cossus cossus |
LC | any Populus species |
| No common name Dorytomus ictor |
Not assessed | this species |
| Bordered beauty Epione repandaria |
LC | this species |
| The satellite Eupsilia transversa |
LC | any Populus species |
| Poplar kitten Furcula bifida |
LC | any Populus species |
| Sallow kitten Furcula furcula |
LC | any Populus species |
| The triangle Heterogenea asella |
LC | any Populus species |
| July highflyer Hydriomena furcata |
LC | any Populus species |
| Double kidney Ipimorpha retusa |
LC | this species |
| The olive Ipimorpha subtusa |
LC | any Populus species |
| Weaver beetle Lamia textor |
DD | this species |
| Poplar hawk-moth Laothoe populi |
LC | any Populus species |
| White satin moth Leucoma salicis |
LC | this species |
| The seraphim Lobophora halterata |
LC | this species |
| Clouded border Lomaspilis marginata |
LC | any Populus species |
| Pebble prominent Notodonta ziczac |
LC | any Populus species |
| Common quaker Orthosia cerasi |
LC | this species |
| Powdered quaker Orthosia gracilis |
LC | this species |
| Lead-coloured drab Orthosia populeti |
LC | this species |
| Swallow prominent Pheosia tremula |
LC | any Populus species |
| December moth Poecilocampa populi |
LC | any Populus species |
| Pale prominent Pterostoma palpina |
LC | any Populus species |
| Coxcomb prominent Ptilodon capucina |
LC | any Populus species |
| Small poplar borer Saperda populnea |
LC | this species |
| The herald Scoliopteryx libatrix |
LC | any Populus species |
| Hornet moth Sesia apiformis |
LC | this species |
| Lunar hornet Sesia bembeciformis |
LC | this species |
| Eyed hawk-moth Smerinthus ocellata |
LC | any Populus species |
| Poplar grey Subacronicta megacephala |
LC | this species |
| Figure of eight Tethea ocularis |
LC | this species |
| Poplar lutestring Tethea or |
LC | any Populus species |
| Pink-barred sallow Xanthia togata |
LC | any Populus 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.