Moths & butterflies known to feed on wild pear (Pyrus communis):

Species Status Match
Figure of eight
Diloba caeruleocephala
Endangered this species
The lappet
Gastropacha quercifolia
Endangered this species
Grey dagger
Acronicta psi
LC this species
Dark dagger
Acronicta tridens
LC this species
Chinese character
Cilix glaucata
LC this species
Lunar-spotted pinion
Cosmia pyralina
LC this species
Goat moth
Cossus cossus
LC this species
Mottled pug
Eupithecia exiguata
LC this species
Pinion-spotted pug
Eupithecia insigniata
LC any Pyrus species
Brown-tail
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
LC this species
Yellow-tail
Euproctis similis
LC this species
Brindled beauty
Lycia hirtaria
LC this species
The gothic
Naenia typica
LC this species
Short-cloaked moth
Nola cucullatella
LC this species
Swallow-tailed moth
Ourapteryx sambucaria
LC this species
Green pug
Pasiphila rectangulata
LC this species
No common name
Pogonocherus hispidus
LC this species
Beetle
Saperda scalaris
LC this species
Lobster moth
Stauropus fagi
LC this species
Red-belted clearwing
Synanthedon myopaeformis
LC this species
Leopard moth
Zeuzera pyrina
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.