Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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67 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5 (S5)xEnglish, 1958; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus alba - White OakS5 (S5)xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus falcata - Southern Red Oak *S5 (S5)xMONCiNat (Tracy Feldman)
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5 (S5)xMONC
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus caroliniana - Carolina Laurel CherryS3 (S3)xMONC
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCrataegus sp.-xWellhouse, 1922; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus sp.-xForbes, 1923; English, 1958; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012iNat (Kristen McKinley)
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus sp.-xForbes, 1923; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRosa sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SNA (SE)Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya illinoinensis - PecanSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus persica - PeachSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPyrus communis - Common PearSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRibes rubrum - Red CurrantSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE? ([SE?])Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5 (S5)English, 1958
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCercis canadensis - Eastern RedbudS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5 (S5)Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5 (S5)Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5 (S4S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4? (S4? [S4S5])Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4 (S4)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4 (S4)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus shumardii - Shumard OakS4 (S4)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4 (S4 [S5])Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4 (S4 [S5])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBenthamidia florida - Flowering DogwoodS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus angustifolia - Southern CrabappleS3? (S3? [S4S5])Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3 (S3)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothSorbus americana - American Mountain-ashS3 (S3)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus americana - American PlumS3 (S3 [S4S5])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2 (S2)Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2 (S2)English, 1958; Tietz, 1972; McCabe, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus umbellata - Hog PlumS2 (S2 [S3])Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAlnus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCeanothus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCorylus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFragaria sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothTilia sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007