Moths & butterflies known to feed on flixweed (Descurainia sophia):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Grey carpet Lithostege griseata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| The nutmeg Anarta trifolii |
LC | this species |
| Silver y Autographa gamma |
Not assessed | this species |
| Common carpet Epirrhoe alternata |
LC | this species |
| Shaded pug Eupithecia subumbrata |
LC | this species |
| Marbled clover Heliothis viriplaca |
LC | this species |
| Small white Pieris rapae |
LC | this species |
| White colon Sideridis turbida |
LC | this species |
| The cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae |
LC | this species |
| Garden carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata |
LC | this species |
| Setaceous hebrew Xestia c-nigrum |
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.