Moths & butterflies known to feed on common orache (Atriplex patula):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Dark spinach Pelurga comitata |
Vulnerable | any Atriplex species |
| Orache moth Trachea atriplicis |
Regionally Extinct | any Atriplex species |
| Sand dart Agrotis ripae |
LC | this species |
| The nutmeg Anarta trifolii |
LC | any Atriplex species |
| Plain pug Eupithecia simpliciata |
LC | any Atriplex species |
| Double-striped pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata |
LC | any Atriplex species |
| Bright-line brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea |
LC | any Atriplex species |
| White colon Sideridis turbida |
LC | any Atriplex species |
| Blood-vein Timandra comae |
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.