Moths & butterflies known to feed on yarrow (Achillea millefolium):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Straw belle Aspitates gilvaria |
Endangered | this species |
| Heath fritillary Melitaea athalia |
Endangered | this species |
| No common name Chrysolina marginata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Tawny speckled Eupithecia icterata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Grey pug Eupithecia subfuscata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Bordered pug Eupithecia succenturiata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Mottled beauty Alcis repandata |
LC | this species |
| Deep-brown dart Aporophyla lutulenta |
LC | this species |
| Yellow shell Camptogramma bilineata |
LC | this species |
| Burnished brass Diachrysia chrysitis |
LC | any Achillea species |
| Wormwood pug Eupithecia absinthiata |
LC | this species |
| Yarrow pug Eupithecia millefoliata |
LC | this species |
| Golden-rod pug Eupithecia virgaureata |
LC | this species |
| Common pug Eupithecia vulgata |
LC | this species |
| No common name Galeruca tanaceti |
LC | this species |
| Belted beauty Lycia zonaria |
LC | this species |
| Ruby tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa |
LC | this species |
| Common blue Polyommatus icarus |
LC | this species |
| Mullein wave Scopula marginepunctata |
LC | this species |
| The cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae |
LC | this species |
| Silver-ground carpet Xanthorhoe montanata |
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.