Moths & butterflies known to feed on wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Silver y Autographa gamma |
Not assessed | this species |
| Plain golden y Autographa jota |
LC | this species |
| Yellow shell Camptogramma bilineata |
LC | this species |
| Elephant hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor |
LC | this species |
| Cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae |
LC | this species |
| Lesser yellow underwing Noctua comes |
LC | this species |
| Large yellow underwing Noctua pronuba |
LC | this species |
| Pearly underwing Peridroma saucia |
Not assessed | this species |
| Large white Pieris brassicae |
LC | this species |
| Green-veined white Pieris napi |
LC | this species |
| Small white Pieris rapae |
LC | this species |
| Feathered ranunculus Polymixis lichenea |
LC | this species |
| Garden carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata |
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.