Jane Moore - Planting for Butterflies

A, B

Adonis Blue butterfly Lysandra bellargus

Angle Shades moth Phlogophora meticulosa

Brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni

Bullseye moth Automeris io

C, E

Cabbage White see Large White and Small White

Chalkhill Blue butterfly Lysandra coridon

Clouded Yellow butterfly Colias croceus

Codling moth Cydia pomonella

Comma butterfly Polygonia c-album

Common Blue butterfly Polyommatus icarus

Elephant Hawk moth Deilephila elpenor

G

Garden Tiger moth Arctia caja

Gatekeeper butterfly Pyronia tithonus

Glass-winged butterfly Greta oto

Green Veined White butterfly Artogeia napi

H

Holly Blue butterfly Celastrina argiolus

Hummingbird Hawk moth Macroglossum stellatarum

L

Large White butterfly Pieris brassicae

Leek moth Acrolepiopsis assectella

M, O

Meadow Brown butterfly Maniola jurtina

Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus

Orange Tip butterfly Anthocharis cardamines

P

Painted Lady butterfly Vanessa cardui

Peacock butterfly Inachis io

Pea moth Cydia nigricana

Plain Tiger moth Danaus chrysippus

Plum moth Grapholita (Cydia) funebrana

Purple Emperor butterfly Apatura iris

Q, R

Queen Alexandras Birdwing butterfly Ornithoptera alexandrae

Red Admiral butterfly Vanessa atalanta

Ringlet butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus

S

Six Spot Burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae

Small White butterfly Pieris rapae

Speckled Wood butterfly Pararge aegeria

T

The Wall butterfly Lasiommata megera

Tortrix moth Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epiphyas postvittana

COMMON AND LATIN PLANT NAMES

Common names for plants can vary widely, depending on region and country. In many cases, the most widely used name for a plant is also its Latin name.

spp. Various species

A

Alder Buckthorn, Frangula alnus

Allium, Allium spp.

Anise Hyssop, Agastache spp.

Aster, see Michaelmas Daisy

B

Balsam, Impatiens

Beech, Fagus sylvatica

Bidens, Bidens

Birds-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus

Borage, Borago officinalis

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus

Buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica

Butterfly Bush, Buddleia davidii

C

Calendula, see Pot Marigold

Campion, see Red Campion

Chives, Allium schoenoprasum

Clover, Trifolium

Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea

Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus

Cosmos, Cosmos bipinnatus

Cowslip, Primula veris

Crambe, see Sea Kale

Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis

D, E

Daffodil, Narcissus

Dahlia, Dahlia

Dianthus, see Pink

Dogwood, Cornus sanguinea

Echinacea, see Coneflower

F

Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare

Field Rose, Rosa arvensis

Firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea

Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum

Forget-me-not, Myosotis arvensis

Fruit trees, Malus, Prunus, etc

Fuchsia, Fuchsia

G

Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata

Gaura, Gaura lindheimeri

Globe Thistle, Echinops spp.

Goldenrod, Solidago spp.

H

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna

Hebe, Hebe spp.

Hedge Mustard, see Garlic Mustard

Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium

Holly, Ilex spp.

Honesty, Lunaria annua

Honeysuckle, Lonicera

Hops, Humulus lupulus

I, J

Ice Plant, Hylotelephium or Sedum

Ivy, Hedera helix

Japanese Quince, Chaenomeles

K

Knautia, see Scabious

Knapweed, Centaurea nigra

L

Lantana, Lantana

Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia

Lemon Verbena, Aloysia citrodora

Lilac, Syringa vulgaris

Lobelia, Lobelia erinus

M, N

Marigold, see Pot Marigold

Marjoram, Origanum varieties

Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris

Michaelmas Daisy, Aster or Symphyotrichum

Mint, Mentha spp.

Nasturtium, Tropaeolum

P

Perennial Wallflower, see Wallflower

Petunia, Petunia

Phlox, Phlox paniculata

Pink, Dianthus spp.

Plantain, Plantago

Poached egg plant, Limnanthes douglasii

Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis

Primrose, Primula vulgaris

Q

Quaking grass, Briza maxima

R

Red Campion, Silene dioica

Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber

Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis

Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia

S

Scabious, Scabiosa and Knautia

Scotch Thistle, Onopordum

Sea Holly, Eryngium

Sea Kale, Crambe cordifolia

Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus

Sorrel, Rumex acetosa

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus

Spiraea, Spiraea

Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica

Sweet Alyssum, see Alyssum

Sweet Rocket, Hesperis matronalis

Sweet Tobacco, Nicotiana spp.

Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus

T

Thistle, Echinops, Cirsium, Eryngium and many other spp. see also Globe Thistle, Scotch Thistle, Sea Holly

Thyme, Thymus spp.

Tree Mallow, Lavatera

V

Verbena, Verbena bonariensis

Violet, Viola

W

Wallflower, Erysimum spp.

Water Forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides

Water Mint, Mentha aquatica

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

White Willowherb, Epilobium angustifolium Album

Y

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Yellow Flag Iris, Iris pseudacorus

My thanks go to Jane Graham Maw and Harriet Butt and her team for all their help and to James Weston Lewis for making my words come to life with his illustrations.

A huge thank you to Richard Hood, for being a friend, and to my parents, Theo and Keith, who love gardening and encouraged me to love it too.

The biggest thanks of all must go to Anna, my right hand, and my partner Paul, who has put up with me ruining many a good walk by stopping every few minutes to gaze at fluttering things in hedgerows.

In a horticultural career spanning 30 years, Jane Moore has been head gardener at a Benedictine Abbey, a writer for national gardening magazines and newspapers, a researcher on BBC gardening programmes and a presenter on BBC TVs Gardeners World. Gardening, and writing about gardening, have encompassed Janes whole career. She has wide-ranging practical experience, an astonishingly broad plant knowledge and an unswerving enthusiasm for gardens, horticulture and its impact on everyday life.