Moths & butterflies known to feed on bladder campion (Silene vulgaris):

Species Status Match
The grey
Hadena caesia
Endangered this species
Brown-spot pinion
Agrochola litura
LC this species
Netted pug
Eupithecia venosata
LC this species
Common pug
Eupithecia vulgata
LC this species
The lychnis
Hadena bicruris
LC this species
Varied coronet
Hadena compta
LC this species
Marbled coronet
Hadena confusa
LC this species
Tawny shears
Hadena perplexa
LC this species
Marbled clover
Heliothis viriplaca
LC this species
Dark brocade
Mniotype adusta
LC this species
Sandy carpet
Perizoma flavofasciata
LC this species
The campion
Sideridis rivularis
LC this species
24-spot ladybird
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Not assessed 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.