Moths of North Carolina

Compiled by David George.

Plant Genus:
Tip: type first letter to quickly jump to those genera.

Moth Account	Scientific Name	Common Name	Host Plant	Host Plant State Rank	Confirmed as Host	Reference	notes
39 records	2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Asimina triloba - Common Pawpaw	S5	x	MONC	reared (J. Niznik)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Quercus phellos - Willow Oak	S5	x	BugGuide (Colin Hutton)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Prunus avium - Sweet Cherry	SE		Covell, 1984
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Acer rubrum - Red Maple	S5		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple	S5		BugGuide (Bkripto)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Baccharis halimifolia - Groundsel-tree *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Carya glabra - Pignut Hickory *	S5		Seifert et al., 2021
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Carya tomentosa - Mockernut Hickory	S5		Seifert et al., 2021
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry	S5		BugGuide (George Smiley)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud	S5		BugGuide (George Smiley)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Eupatorium compositifolium - Yankeeweed	S5		BugGuide (George Smiley)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Gordonia lasianthus - Loblolly Bay	S5		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Ilex decidua - Possumhaw Holly	S5		BugGuide (George Smiley)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *	S5		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Nyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *	S5		Seifert et al., 2021
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Prunus serotina - Black Cherry *	S5		Seifert et al., 2021
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Quercus alba - White Oak	S5		Seifert et al., 2021
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Quercus nigra - Water Oak	S5		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Salix nigra - Black Willow	S5		BugGuide (George Smiley)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Toxicodendron radicans - Poison-ivy	S5		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Ulmus alata - Winged Elm	S5		Heppner, 2007
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *	S4		BugGuide (Yurika Alexander)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Sesbania vesicaria - Bagpod	S2?		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Aralia sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Baccharis sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Cephalanthus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Diospyros sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Juglans sp.	-		Wagner et al., 2001; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Populus sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Prunus sp.	-		Wagner et al., 2001; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Quercus sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Rhamnus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Rhus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Rosa sp.	-		BugGuide (Shirl & Runsun Pan)
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Rubus sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Salix sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Sesbania sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Tilia sp.	-		Matthews et al., 2014
6586.00	Iridopsis defectaria	Brown-shaded Gray	Viburnum sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025