Larval host-plants of Red sword-grass (Xylena vetusta) LC
| Host-plant see its other insects |
Match |
|---|---|
|
Bell heather or ling Calluna vulgaris |
this species |
|
— Carex |
any Carex species |
|
Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre |
this species |
|
Meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria |
this species |
|
Hop Humulus lupulus |
this species |
|
Yellow iris or flag Iris pseudacorus |
this species |
|
Sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus |
this species |
|
Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus |
this species |
|
Soft rush Juncus effusus |
this species |
|
Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea |
this species |
|
Bog myrtle Myrica gale |
this species |
|
— Rumex |
any Rumex species |
|
— Salix |
any Salix species |
|
Devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis |
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.