Moths & butterflies known to feed on common reed (Phragmites australis):

Species Status Match
White-mantled wainscot
Archanara neurica
Near Threatened this species
Reed leopard
Phragmataecia castaneae
Near Threatened this species
Fenn's wainscot
Protarchanara brevilinea
Near Threatened this species
Small clouded
Apamea unanimis
LC this species
Brown-veined wainscot
Archanara dissoluta
LC this species
Fen wainscot
Arenostola phragmitidis
LC this species
Silky wainscot
Chilodes maritima
LC this species
Mother shipton
Euclidia mi
LC this species
The drinker
Euthrix potatoria
LC this species
Twin-spotted wainscot
Lenisa geminipuncta
LC this species
Obscure wainscot
Leucania obsoleta
LC this species
Smoky wainscot
Mythimna impura
LC this species
Striped wainscot
Mythimna pudorina
LC this species
Southern wainscot
Mythimna straminea
LC this species
Large wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa
LC this species
Flame wainscot
Senta flammea
LC this species
Reed dagger
Simyra albovenosa
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.