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:
29 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSERobinson et al., 2010
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPrunus avium - Sweet CherrySEMiller & Hammond, 2003
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPyrus communis - Common PearSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Robinson et al., 2010
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Seifert et al., 2021
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Seifert et al., 2021
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Browne, 1968
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Robinson et al., 2010
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Miller & Hammond, 2003
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothAcer sp.-Forbes, 1948; Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothAlnus sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothAmelanchier sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothBetula sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothCorylus sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothHamamelis sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothMalus sp.-Forbes, 1948
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPopulus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothPrunus sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothQuercus sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothRibes sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothRosa sp.-Miller & Hammond, 2003
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothRubus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothUlmus sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7437.00Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm MothVaccinium sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation