Species
|
Host plant
|
| Comma |
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Hop (Humulus lupulus), currants (Ribes spp.) |
| Common Blue |
Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) |
| Dingy Skipper |
Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) |
| Green-veined White |
Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Cuckooflower(Cardamine pratensis), Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) |
| Holly Blue |
Holly (Ilex aquifolium), Ivy (Hedera helix) |
| Large Skipper |
Cock’s-foot (Dactylus glomerate), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) |
| Large White |
Cultivated varieties of Brassica oleracea, such as Cabbage and Brussel-sprouts, Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Wild Mignonette (Reseda lutea) |
| Meadow Brown |
Grasses: fescues (Festuca spp.), meadow-grasses (Poa spp.), bents (Agrostis spp.) |
| Orange-tip |
Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), Garlic Mustard (Alliariapetiolate), Honesty (Lunaria annua) |
| Painted Lady |
Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.), Stinging Nettle(Urtica dioica), |
| Peacock |
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) |
| Red Admiral |
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Hop (Humulus lupulus) |
| Ringlet |
Cock’s-foot (Dactylus glomerate), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens) |
| Small Copper |
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Sheep’s Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) |
| Small Skipper |
Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus) |
| Small Tortoiseshell |
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Small Nettle (Urtica Urens) |
| Small White |
Cultivated varieties of Brassica oleracea, such as Cabbage, Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Wild Mignonette (Reseda lutea), Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Garlic Mustard(Alliaria petiolate) |
| Wall brown |
Cock’s-foot (Dactylus glomerate), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus),Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) |
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