Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
Plant Genus:
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List of References:
56 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 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 DartAllium cepa - Garden OnionSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartApium graveolens - CelerySNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAvena sativa - Common Oat *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartBrassica rapa - Turnip *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartCichorium intybus - ChicorySNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartCirsium arvense - Canada Thistle *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartDaucus carota - Queen-Anne's-Lace *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartHordeum vulgare - Common BarleySNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartLinum usitatissimum - Common FlaxSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMalus domestica - Common AppleSNA (SE)Crumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMedicago sativa - AlfalfaSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartNicotiana tabacum - Cultivated TobaccoSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPisum sativum - Garden PeaSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPlantago major - Common Plantain *SNA (SE)Pogue, 2006
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartPyrus communis - Common PearSNA (SE)Crumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSenecio vulgaris - Common Groundsel *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSolanum lycopersicum - Garden TomatoSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSolanum tuberosum - Potato *SNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartStellaria media - Common Chickweed *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTaraxacum officinale - Common DandelionSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTrifolium pratense - Red CloverSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartTriticum aestivum - Bread Wheat *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartViola tricolor - Johnny Jump-upSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartZea mays - Corn *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartMonotropa uniflora - Indian-pipeS4 (S4 [S5])Pogue, 2006
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartAronia melanocarpa - Black ChokeberryS3S4 (S3S4)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartComptonia peregrina - Sweet-fern *S3 (S3)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSpiraea latifolia - Broadleaf MeadowsweetS2? (S2?)Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartSpiraea alba - Narrowleaf Meadowsweet S2 (S2)Robinson et al., 2010
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium macrocarpon - CranberryS2 (S2)Crumb, 1932; Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium myrtilloides - Velvetleaf BlueberryS1 ([S1])Tietz, 1972
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartChamaenerion angustifolium - FireweedS1 (S1)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10942.00Xestia c-nigrumLesser Black-letter DartVaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry *S1 (S1) Robinson et al., 2010
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