Silene species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including: Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Silene * Coleophora case-bearers: * C. apicialbella * C. nutantella * C. otitae * C. silenellaPolyphagous species which feed on Silene among other plants * Coleophora case-bearers: * C. corsicella (recorded on S. nutans) * C. leucapennella * C. lithargyrinella (recorded on S. vulgaris) * Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae * Grey Chi Antitype chi * Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata * The Lychnis Hadena bicruris * The Shark Cucullia umbratica