Moths & butterflies known to feed on annual meadow grass (Poa annua):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Grayling Hipparchia semele |
Vulnerable | this species |
| Large nutmeg Apamea anceps |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Small heath Coenonympha pamphilus |
Near Threatened | any Poa species |
| Wall Lasiommata megera |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Ear moth Amphipoea oculea |
LC | this species |
| Clouded brindle Apamea epomidion |
LC | this species |
| Light arches Apamea lithoxylaea |
LC | this species |
| Dusky brocade Apamea remissa |
LC | this species |
| Small clouded Apamea unanimis |
LC | this species |
| Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus |
LC | any Poa species |
| Deep-brown dart Aporophyla lutulenta |
LC | this species |
| Yellow shell Camptogramma bilineata |
LC | this species |
| The drinker Euthrix potatoria |
LC | any Poa species |
| Beautiful gothic Leucochlaena oditis |
LC | this species |
| The clay Mythimna ferrago |
LC | any Poa species |
| Smoky wainscot Mythimna impura |
LC | this species |
| Common wainscot Mythimna pallens |
LC | this species |
| The delicate Mythimna vitellina |
Not assessed | this species |
| Large yellow underwing Noctua pronuba |
LC | any Poa species |
| Lunar underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa |
LC | this species |
| Speckled wood Pararge aegeria |
LC | any Poa species |
| Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus |
LC | any Poa species |
| Straw underwing Thalpophila matura |
LC | this species |
| Feathered gothic Tholera decimalis |
LC | any Poa species |
| Square-spot rustic Xestia xanthographa |
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.