Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
45 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaAmbrosia artemisiifolia - Common RagweedS5xMONCreared (T. Feldman)
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaEupatorium capillifolium - Dog-fennel *S5xMONCreared (J. Petranka)
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaSilphium compositum - Kidneyleaf Rosinweed S5xMONCT. Feldman
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaPrunus caroliniana - Carolina Laurel CherryS3xMONCT. Feldman
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaBaptisia australis - Tall Blue Wild IndigoSUPowell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaArachis hypogaea - PeanutSEPowell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaHypericum perforatum - Common St. John's-wort *SESandberg & Passoa, 1989; Heppner, 2007; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaMedicago sativa - AlfalfaSEPowell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaMelilotus albus - White Sweetclover *SEPowell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaPinus resinosa - Red PineSEPowell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaPrunus persica - PeachSEGilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaRumex crispus - Curly DockSEBugGuide (George Smiley)
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaVigna unguiculata - Black-eyed Pea *SERobinson et al., 2010
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaCephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *S5Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaCicuta maculata - Spotted Water-hemlockS5Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaEupatorium compositifolium - YankeeweedS5Heppner, 2007
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaParthenium integrifolium - Common Wild Quinine *S5Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaPotentilla norvegica - Rough Cinquefoil *S4Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaSesbania vesicaria - BagpodS2?Heppner, 2007
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaAcer sp.-Fernald, 1882; Meyrick MS, 1938; Covell, 1984; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaAmaranthus sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaApocynum sp.-BugGuide (MJ Hatfield)
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaAsclepias sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaAster sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaBerberis sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaCitrus sp.-Halbert, 1996; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaEuonymus sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaEupatorium sp.-Meyrick MS, 1938; MacKay, 1962a; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaFragaria sp.-Wilde & Semel, 1966; Covell, 1984; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaGossypium sp.-Heppner, 2007; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaHedera sp.-Heppner, 2007
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaHelianthus sp.-Bottimer, 1926; Heppner, 2007; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaLycium sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaMalus sp.-Covell, 1984
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaRhododendron sp.-MacKay, 1962a; Heppner, 2007; Lam et al., 2011; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaRosa sp.-Fernald, 1882; Covell, 1984; Lam et al., 2011; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaRubus sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaSassafras sp.-Fernald, 1882; Meyrick MS, 1938; Covell, 1984; Lam et al., 2011; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaSymphyotrichum sp.-Beadle & Leckie, 2018
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaTrifolium sp.-Meyrick MS, 1938; Covell, 1984; Lam et al., 2011; Gilligan & Epstein, 2014; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaUlmus sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaVaccinium sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaVerbascum sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaVeronica sp.-Powell & Brown, 2012
3732.00Platynota flavedanaBlack-shaded PlatynotaVigna sp.-Heppner, 2007