Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
Plant Genus:
Tip: type first letter to quickly jump to those genera.
List of References:
57 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartBrassica oleraceaxTietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLactuca sativa - Garden LettuceSRTietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAllium cepa - Garden OnionSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartApium graveolens - CelerySETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAvena sativa - Common Oat *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartBrassica rapa - Turnip *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartCichorium intybus - ChicorySETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartCirsium arvense - Canada Thistle *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartDaucus carota - Queen-Anne's-Lace *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartHordeum vulgare - Common BarleySETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLinum usitatissimum - Common FlaxSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMalus domestica - Common AppleSECrumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMedicago sativa - AlfalfaSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartNicotiana tabacum - Cultivated TobaccoSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPisum sativum - Garden PeaSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPlantago major - Common Plantain *SEPogue, 2006
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPyrus communis - Common PearSECrumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSenecio vulgaris - Common Groundsel *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSolanum lycopersicum - Garden TomatoSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSolanum tuberosum - Potato *SERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartStellaria media - Common Chickweed *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTaraxacum officinale - Common DandelionSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTrifolium pratense - Red CloverSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTriticum aestivum - Bread Wheat *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartViola tricolor - Johnny Jump-upSETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartZea mays - Corn *SETietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMonotropa uniflora - Indian-pipeS4Pogue, 2006
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAronia melanocarpa - Black ChokeberryS3S4Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartComptonia peregrina - Sweet-fern *S3Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSpiraea latifolia - Broadleaf MeadowsweetS2?Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSpiraea alba - Narrowleaf Meadowsweet S2Robinson et al., 2010
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium macrocarpon - CranberryS2Crumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartChamaenerion angustifolium - FireweedS1Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry *S1Robinson et al., 2010
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium myrtilloides - Velvetleaf BlueberryS1Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAcer sp.-Crumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartChenopodium sp.-Rockburne & Lafontaine, 1976
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartHelianthus sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartHypericum sp.-Ferguson, 1975
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLamium sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLantana sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLobelia sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMyosotis sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPlantago sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPrimula sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartRibes sp.-Crumb, 1932
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartRumex sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSolidago sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartThalictrum sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTrifolium sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartUrtica sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVeratrum sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVerbascum sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartViburnum sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartViola sp.-Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVitis sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation