Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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53 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer floridanum - Florida MapleS5xMONCD. George, J. Niznik
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5xMONCA. Garton (WEWO)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus alba - White OakS5xLill et al., 2006K. Bischof (LAJA)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5xMONCD. George, J. Niznik
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4xBugGuide (George Smiley)iNaturalist (Lior Carlson)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer leucoderme - Chalk MapleS3S4xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAsimina sp.-xMONCS. Brown, B. Hartness, E. Tunison
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCarya sp.-xSchaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007S. Dunn
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus sp.-xSchaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus macrocarpaxBugGuide (Marcie O'Connor)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Schaffner, 1959
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5BugGuide (Colin Gillette)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Nystrom & Ochoa, 2006
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCercis canadensis - Eastern RedbudS5BugGuide (Chris Hartley)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Gates et al., 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothGordonia lasianthus - Loblolly BayS5Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothIlex opaca - American HollyS5Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5BugGuide (L. Wayne Thompson)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5BugGuide (Carmen Champagne)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Marquis et al., 2019
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5Murphy et al., 2011
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5BugGuide (Colin Gillette)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Lill et al., 2006; Marquis et al., 2019
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4Schaffner, 1959
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothFraxinus caroliniana - Carolina AshS4Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Robinson et al., 2010
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus shumardii - Shumard OakS4Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3BugGuide (Jim Sogaard)
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Schaffner, 1959
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothAcer sp.-Schaffner, 1959
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothBetula sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCastanea sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCelastrus sp.-Tietz, 1952
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCephalanthus sp.-Tietz, 1952
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCitrus sp.-Tietz, 1952; Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothCorylus sp.-Tietz, 1952
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothDiospyros sp.-Tietz, 1952; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothFraxinus sp.-Schaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothHamamelis sp.-Tietz, 1952
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothJuglans sp.-Schaffner, 1959; Wagner, 2005
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothMalus sp.-Schaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPlatanus sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPrunus sp.-Schaffner, 1959; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothPyrus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothRosa sp.-Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothRubus sp.-Tietz, 1952
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1952; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothSassafras sp.-Heppner, 2007
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothSwida sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4677.00Phobetron pitheciumHag MothTilia sp.-Tietz, 1952