Moths & butterflies known to feed on yellow iris or flag (Iris pseudacorus):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Broom moth Ceramica pisi |
Vulnerable | this species |
| Grey chi Antitype chi |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Sweet gale moth Acronicta cinerea |
LC | this species |
| Light knot Acronicta menyanthidis |
LC | this species |
| Crinan ear Amphipoea crinanensis |
LC | any Iris species |
| No common name Aphthona nonstriata |
LC | this species |
| Rush wainscot Globia algae |
LC | this species |
| Webb's wainscot Globia sparganii |
LC | this species |
| The crescent Helotropha leucostigma |
LC | this species |
| Rosy rustic Hydraecia micacea |
LC | this species |
| Belted beauty Lycia zonaria |
LC | this species |
| Gold spot Plusia festucae |
LC | this species |
| Water ermine Spilosoma urticae |
LC | this species |
| Sword-grass Xylena exsoleta |
LC | this species |
| Red sword-grass Xylena vetusta |
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.