Moths & butterflies known to feed on wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Straw belle Aspitates gilvaria |
Endangered | this species |
| Grey pug Eupithecia subfuscata |
Near Threatened | this species |
| White-spotted pug Eupithecia tripunctaria |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Swallowtail papilio Papilio machaon |
Near Threatened | this species |
| Triple-spotted pug Eupithecia trisignaria |
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.