Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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66 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5 (S5)xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5 (S5)xiNaturalist (Jack Spruill)
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer sp.-xForbes, 1923; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus sp.-xCraighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCydonia oblongaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus macrocarpaxRobinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus alba - White PoplarSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus persica - PeachSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPyrus communis - Common PearSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE? ([SE?])Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Ferguson, 1975; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5 (S5)Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Wagner, 2005
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5 (S5)Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus alba - White OakS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5 (S5)Marquis et al., 2019
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus marilandica - Blackjack OakS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5 (S5)Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5 (S5)Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium pallidum - Hillside Blueberry *S5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5 (S4S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4? (S4? [S4S5])Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus caroliniana - Carolina AshS4 (S4)Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4 (S4)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa aquatica - Water Tupelo *S4 (S4)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4 (S4)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4 (S4 [S5])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRosa carolina - Carolina RoseS4 (S4 [S5])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer spicatum - Mountain MapleS3 (S3)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3 (S3 [S4])Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2 (S2)Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2 (S2)Tietz, 1972; McCabe, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2 (S2) Marquis et al., 2019
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry *S1 (S1) Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAlnus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAmelanchier sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCarya sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCorylus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCrataegus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothIlex sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans sp.-Franclemont, 1973
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothMalus sp.-Franclemont, 1973
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus sp.-Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRosa sp.-Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSorbus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSwida sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothTilia sp.-Tietz, 1972
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium sp.-Wagner, 2005