Moths & butterflies known to feed on common rest-harrow (Ononis repens):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Silver studded blue Plebejus argus |
Vulnerable | any Ononis species |
| Rest harrow Aplasta ononaria |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Portland moth Actebia praecox |
LC | any Ononis species |
| Yellow belle Aspitates ochrearia |
LC | this species |
| Silver y Autographa gamma |
Not assessed | this species |
| Yellow shell Camptogramma bilineata |
LC | any Ononis species |
| Bordered straw Heliothis peltigera |
Not assessed | this species |
| Marbled clover Heliothis viriplaca |
LC | this species |
| Common blue Polyommatus icarus |
LC | this species |
| Bordered sallow Pyrrhia umbra |
LC | this species |
| Bordered grey Selidosema brunnearia |
LC | this species |
| White colon Sideridis turbida |
LC | this species |
| Sword-grass Xylena exsoleta |
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.