Moths & butterflies known to feed on red dead nettle (Lamium purpureum):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Garden tiger Arctia caja |
Near Threatened | any Lamium species |
| Plain golden y Autographa jota |
LC | this species |
| Muslin moth Diaphora mendica |
LC | this species |
| Plain clay Eugnorisma depuncta |
LC | any Lamium species |
| Ghost moth Hepialus humuli |
LC | any Lamium species |
| The uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria |
LC | any Lamium species |
| Common swift Korscheltellus lupulina |
LC | this species |
| Broad-bordered yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata |
LC | any Lamium species |
| Dotted clay Xestia baja |
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.