Moths & butterflies known to feed on ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata):

Species Status Match
Marsh moth
Athetis pallustris
Endangered this species
Heath fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Endangered this species
Glanville fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Endangered this species
Marsh fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Vulnerable any Plantago species
Garden dart
Euxoa nigricans
Vulnerable any Plantago species
Grey chi
Antitype chi
Near Threatened this species
Garden tiger
Arctia caja
Near Threatened any Plantago species
Autumnal rustic
Eugnorisma glareosa
Near Threatened any Plantago species
Sweet gale moth
Acronicta cinerea
LC this species
Knot grass
Acronicta rumicis
LC any Plantago species
Heart & dart
Agrotis exclamationis
LC any Plantago species
Black rustic
Aporophyla nigra
LC any Plantago species
Plain golden y
Autographa jota
LC any Plantago species
The flame
Axylia putris
LC any Plantago species
Pale mottled willow
Caradrina clavipalpis
LC any Plantago species
Mottled rustic
Caradrina morpheus
LC any Plantago species
No common name
Chrysolina banksii
LC this species
No common name
Chrysolina staphylaea
LC this species
Green carpet
Colostygia pectinataria
LC any Plantago species
Clouded buff
Diacrisia sannio
LC any Plantago species
Muslin moth
Diaphora mendica
LC any Plantago species
Barred chestnut
Diarsia dahlii
LC any Plantago species
Ingrailed clay
Diarsia mendica
LC any Plantago species
Small square-spot
Diarsia rubi
LC any Plantago species
Jersey tiger
Euplagia quadripunctaria
LC any Plantago species
Common emerald
Hemithea aestivaria
LC any Plantago species
Vine's rustic
Hoplodrina ambigua
LC any Plantago species
The rustic
Hoplodrina blanda
LC any Plantago species
The uncertain
Hoplodrina octogenaria
LC any Plantago species
Rosy rustic
Hydraecia micacea
LC this species
Riband wave
Idaea aversata
LC this species
The clay
Mythimna ferrago
LC any Plantago species
Flame shoulder
Ochropleura plecta
LC this species
Wood tiger
Parasemia plantaginis
LC any Plantago species
Pearly underwing
Peridroma saucia
Not assessed any Plantago species
Ruby tiger
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
LC any Plantago species
Silvery arches
Polia hepatica
LC any Plantago species
Large ranunculus
Polymixis flavicincta
LC any Plantago species
Feathered ranunculus
Polymixis lichenea
LC any Plantago species
Brown rustic
Rusina ferruginea
LC any Plantago species
White colon
Sideridis turbida
LC this species
Flame brocade
Trigonophora flammea
LC this species
Setaceous hebrew
Xestia c-nigrum
LC any Plantago species
Six-striped rustic
Xestia sexstrigata
LC this species
Double square-spot
Xestia triangulum
LC any Plantago species
Square-spot rustic
Xestia xanthographa
LC any Plantago 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.