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Butterfly Food Plants

Plant NamePlant Scientific NameFoodplant ForQualification
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaGrizzled Skipper
Alder BuckthornFrangula alnusBrimstoneAcid soils
Green HairstreakWoodland
AspenPopulus tremulaLarge Tortoiseshell
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisGrizzled Skipper
bentsAgrostis spp.Gatekeeper
Meadow BrownYoung larvae
Small Heath
Wall
BilberryVaccinium myrtillusGreen HairstreakBoggy habitat
birchesBetula spp.Camberwell Beauty
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusWood White
Black MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Blue
Silver-studded BlueGreat Orme
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlack Hairstreak
Black-veined White
Brown Hairstreak
Bladder-sennaColutea arborescensLong-tailed Blue
Blue Moor-grassSesleria caeruleaScotch Argus
bramblesRubus spp.Green HairstreakWoodland
Grizzled Skipper
Holly BlueSummer brood
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisiiGraylingHeathland
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSmall Copper
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusLong-tailed Blue
BroomCytisus scopariusGreen HairstreakHeathland
Long-tailed Blue
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusGlanville Fritillary
BuckthornRhamnus catharticaBrimstoneCalcareous soils
buckthornsFrangula alnus and Rhamnus catharticaHolly BlueSummer brood
burdocksArctium spp.Painted Lady
Cabbage familyBrassicaceaeBath White
Large White
Small White
CharlockSinapis arvensisGreen-veined White
Orange-tip
cherriesPrunus spp.Black Hairstreak
Brown Hairstreak
cloversTrifolium spp.Clouded Yellow
Pale Clouded Yellow
Cock's-footDactylis glomerataEssex Skipper
Large Skipper
Marbled White
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Scotch Argus
Small Skipper
Speckled Wood
Wall
Common BentAgrostis capillarisScotch Argus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusClouded Yellow
Common Blue
Cryptic Wood White
Dingy Skipper
Green HairstreakCalcareous soils
Short-tailed Blue
Silver-studded BlueGreat Orme, Portland
Wood White
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumLarge Heath
Common CouchElytrigia repensEssex Skipper
Ringlet
Scotch Argus
Speckled Wood
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseHeath Fritillary
Common Dog-violetViola rivinianaDark Green Fritillary
High Brown Fritillary
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Common NettleUrtica dioicaComma
Painted Lady
Peacock
Red Admiral
Small Tortoiseshell
Common RestharrowOnonis repensCommon Blue
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumBrown ArgusChalk and limestone grassland
Green HairstreakCalcareous soils
Northern Brown Argus
Silver-studded BlueGreat Orme, Portland
Common SorrelRumex acetosaSmall Copper
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutariumBrown ArgusOther habitats
CowslipPrimula verisDuke of Burgundy
Crack-willowSalix × fragilisPurple Emperor
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGrizzled Skipper
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisEssex Skipper
Small Skipper
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralixGreen HairstreakHeathland
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGreen-veined White
Orange-tip
currantsRibes spp.Comma
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalisOrange-tip
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisMarsh Fritillary
Dog-roseRosa caninaGrizzled Skipper
DogwoodCornus sanguineaGreen HairstreakCalcareous soils
Holly BlueSpring brood
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBrown ArgusOther habitats
Downy Oat-grassAvenula pubescensMeadow Brown
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoriaGreen HairstreakHeathland
Early Hair-grassAira praecoxGraylingCalcareous soils
elmsUlmus spp.Camberwell Beauty
Comma
Large Tortoiseshell
English ElmUlmus proceraWhite-letter Hairstreak
Evergreen OakQuercus ilexPurple Hairstreak
False BromeBrachypodium sylvaticumEssex Skipper
Large Skipper
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Small Skipper
Speckled Wood
Wall
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgarisDuke of Burgundy
fescuesFestuca spp.Gatekeeper
Meadow BrownYoung larvae
Small Heath
Field PansyViola arvensisQueen of Spain Fritillary
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensisMarsh Fritillary
FoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHeath FritillaryPost-hibernation larvae
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGreen-veined White
Orange-tip
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHeath FritillaryPost-hibernation larvae
Glaucous SedgeCarex flaccaScotch Argus
Goat WillowSalix capreaPurple Emperor
GorseUlex europeausGreen HairstreakHeathland
Holly BlueSpring brood
Short-tailed Blue
Silver-studded BlueHeathland
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCommon Blue
Cryptic Wood White
Dingy Skipper
Wood White
Grey WillowSalix cinereaPurple Emperor
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsutaOrange-tip
Hairy VioletViola hirtaDark Green Fritillary
High Brown FritillaryLimestone sites
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumLarge Heath
hawthornsCrataegus spp.Black-veined White
Heath Dog-violetViola caninaHigh Brown Fritillary
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
heathersCalluna and Erica spp.Silver-studded BlueHeathland
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGreen-veined White
Orange-tip
Hoary Rock-roseHelianthemum oelandicumSilver-studded BlueGreat Orme
HollyIlex spp.Holly BlueSpring brood
HonestyLunaria annuaOrange-tip
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWhite Admiral
HopHumulus lupulusComma
Peacock
Red Admiral
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosaAdonis Blue
Berger's Clouded Yellow
Chalk Hill Blue
Clouded Yellow
Dingy Skipper
Silver-studded BluePortland
IvyHedera spp.Holly BlueSummer brood
Jointed RushJuncus articulatusLarge Heath
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaSmall Blue
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amaraGreen-veined White
Orange-tip
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCommon Blue
LucerneMedicago sativa ssp. sativaPale Clouded Yellow
mallowsMalva spp.Painted Lady
MarramAmmophila arenariaGraylingCoastal sites
Marsh VioletViola palustrisDark Green Fritillary
Pearl-bordered FritillaryNorthern sites
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Mat-grassNardus strictaMountain Ringlet
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisEssex Skipper
Small Skipper
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCryptic Wood White
Wood White
meadow-grassesPoa spp.Gatekeeper
Meadow BrownYoung larvae
Ringlet
Small Heath
Milk-parsleyThyselium palustreSwallowtail
milkweedsAsclepias spp.Monarch
NasturtiumTropaeolum majusGreen-veined White
Large White
Small White
Pale Dog-violetViola lacteaHigh Brown Fritillary
Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPurple Hairstreak
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaRed Admiral
poplarsPopulus spp.Camberwell Beauty
Large Tortoiseshell
PrimrosePrimula vulgarisDuke of Burgundy
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaChequered Skipper
Large Chequered Skipper
Large Skipper
Scotch Argus
RaspberryRubus idaeusGrizzled Skipper
Red CloverTrifolium pratenseMazarine Blue
Red FescueFestuca rubraGraylingCalcareous soils
Marbled WhiteYoung larvae
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGlanville Fritillary
Heath FritillaryUnimproved grassland
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba ssp. sanguisorbaGrizzled Skipper
sallowsSalix spp.Camberwell Beauty
Large Tortoiseshell
Scarce Tortoiseshell
Sea-kaleCrambe maritimaLarge WhiteOn the coast
Small WhiteOn the coast
Sessile OakQuercus petraeaPurple Hairstreak
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSmall Copper
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaGraylingCalcareous soils
Marbled WhiteYoung larvae
Mountain Ringlet
Scotch Argus
Silver-spotted Skipper
SilverweedPotentilla anserinaGrizzled Skipper
Small NettleUrtica urensPeacock
Red Admiral
Small Tortoiseshell
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbariaMarsh Fritillary
Small-leaved ElmUlmus minor ssp. minorWhite-letter Hairstreak
snowberriesSymphoricarpos spp.Holly BlueSummer brood
White Admiral
SpindleEuonymus europaeusHolly BlueSpring brood
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumScotch Argus
thistlesCarduus spp. and Cirsium spp.American Painted Lady
Painted Lady
TimothyPhleum pratenseEssex Skipper
Marbled White
Small Skipper
Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestreEssex Skipper
Large Skipper
Lulworth Skipper
Marbled White
Wall
TormentilPotentilla erectaGrizzled Skipper
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGrayling
Ringlet
Scotch Argus
Tufted VetchVicia craccaCryptic Wood White
Wood White
Turkey OakQuercus cerrisPurple Hairstreak
TurnipBrassica rapa ssp. rapaOrange-tip
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgarePainted Lady
Water DockRumex hydrolapathumLarge Copper
Water-cressNasturtium officinaleGreen-veined White
Wavy Hair-grassDeschampsia flexuosaScotch Argus
Wall
Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea var. oleraceaGreen-veined White
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgareLarge Blue
Wild MignonetteReseda luteaLarge White
Small White
Wild PansyViola tricolorQueen of Spain Fritillary
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum ssp. raphanistrumGreen-veined White
Wild StrawberryFragaria vescaGrizzled Skipper
Wild ThymeThymus polytrichusLarge Blue
willowsSalix spp.Camberwell Beauty
Comma
Large Tortoiseshell
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgarisOrange-tip
Wood AvensGeum urbanumGrizzled Skipper
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejossLarge Skipper
Wych ElmUlmus glabraWhite-letter Hairstreak
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMarbled White
Small Skipper
Speckled Wood
Wall

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