Butterfly | Larval food plants |
Peacock Red Admiral | Nettle (Urtica dioica) Thistle |
Silver-washed Fritillary | Violets |
Large Tortoiseshell | Young leaf tips of trees most commonly Elm (Ulmus) spp and sometimes Willows (Salix) spp and Polar (Populus spp.) |
Cryptic larvae of: Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White, Gatekeeper. Skipper | Various grasses (Gramineae) Mountain Ringlet also feeds of Dock (Rumex) |
Brimstone Orange Tip | Young leaves of Buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.) Lady’s smock (Cardamines pratensis) |
Monarch, when it reaches the UK | Milkweeds (Asclepia spp.) |