Moths & butterflies known to feed on honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum):

Species Status Match
Mottled umber
Erannis defoliaria
Vulnerable this species
Marsh fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Vulnerable this species
White admiral
Limenitis camilla
Vulnerable this species
Sweet gale moth
Acronicta cinerea
LC this species
Brown-spot pinion
Agrochola litura
LC this species
Mottled beauty
Alcis repandata
LC this species
Copper underwing
Amphipyra pyramidea
LC this species
Green arches
Anaplectoides prasina
LC this species
Orange moth
Angerona prunaria
LC this species
Twin-spotted quaker
Anorthoa munda
LC this species
The streamer
Anticlea derivata
LC this species
Lilac beauty
Apeira syringaria
LC this species
Gold spangle
Autographa bractea
LC this species
Plain golden y
Autographa jota
LC this species
Beautiful golden y
Autographa pulchrina
LC this species
Scarlet tiger
Callimorpha dominula
LC this species
Scalloped oak
Crocallis elinguaria
LC this species
Ingrailed clay
Diarsia mendica
LC this species
Jersey tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
LC this species
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
LC this species
Common emerald
Hemithea aestivaria
LC this species
Pale oak beauty
Hypomecis punctinalis
LC this species
Pale-shouldered brocade
Lacanobia thalassina
LC this species
Oak eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
LC this species
The gothic
Naenia typica
LC this species
Hebrew character
Orthosia gothica
LC this species
Swallow-tailed moth
Ourapteryx sambucaria
LC this species
Willow beauty
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
LC this species
Angle shades
Phlogophora meticulosa
LC this species
Silvery arches
Polia hepatica
LC this species
Grey arches
Polia nebulosa
LC this species
Large ranunculus
Polymixis flavicincta
LC this species
Guernsey underwing
Polyphaenis sericata
Not assessed this species
Small blood-vein
Scopula imitaria
LC this species
Early thorn
Selenia dentaria
LC this species
Privet hawk-moth
Sphinx ligustri
LC this species
Buff ermine
Spilosoma lutea
LC this species
Early tooth-striped
Trichopteryx carpinata
LC this species
Triple-spotted clay
Xestia ditrapezium
LC this species
Early grey
Xylocampa areola
LC any Lonicera species
Leopard moth
Zeuzera pyrina
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.