Moths & butterflies known to feed on marsh sow thistle (Sonchus palustris):
| Species | Status | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Broad-barred white Hecatera bicolorata |
Near Threatened | any Sonchus species |
| The shark Cucullia umbratica |
LC | any Sonchus species |
| Small ranunculus Hecatera dysodea |
LC | any Sonchus species |
| The gothic Naenia typica |
LC | any Sonchus 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.