Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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100 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer floridanum - Florida MapleS5 (S5)xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCercis canadensis - Eastern RedbudS5 (S5)xiNaturalist (Julie Pearce)
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5 (S5)xBrimley, 1938; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5 (S5)xCrotch, 1956; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuniperus virginiana - Eastern Red CedarS5 (S5)xBrimley, 1938; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5 (S5)xMorris, 1862; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5 (S5)xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus strobus - Eastern White PineS5 (S5)xTietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus taeda - Loblolly PineS5 (S5)xStone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus alba - White OakS5 (S5)xMarquis et al., 2019; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothVaccinium arboreum - Sparkleberry *S5 (S5)xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCarya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *S4 (S4 [S5]) xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3 (S3 [S4])xHeppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer sp.-xForbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus sp.-xMorris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Maier et al., 2004; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus sp.-xMorris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus sp.-xCrotch, 1956; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer campestrexRobinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer pseudoplatanusxTietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCedrusxWagner, 2005
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPersea americanaxHeppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus macrocarpaxTietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus proceraxTietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAesculus hippocastanum - Horse-chestnutSNA (SRF)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SNA (SE)Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothKoelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain-treeSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMorus alba - White MulberrySNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPicea abies - Norway SpruceSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus resinosa - Red PineSNA (SE)Maier et al., 2004; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPyrus communis - Common PearSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRicinus communis - Castor-beanSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix babylonica - Weeping WillowSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix caprea - Goat WillowSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus pumila - Siberian ElmSNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothZea mays - Corn *SNA (SE)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAlnus serrulata - Hazel Alder *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5 (S5)Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLindera benzoin - Northern Spicebush S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus echinata - Shortleaf PineS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus serotina - Pond PineS5 (S5)Stone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5 (S5)Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5 (S5)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5 (S5)Marquis et al., 2019
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSambucus canadensis - Common ElderberryS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSassafras albidum - SassafrasS5 (S5)Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTaxodium distichum - Bald CypressS5 (S5)Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5 (S5)Covell, 1984; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus rubra - Slippery ElmS5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothViburnum dentatum - Southern ArrowwoodS5 (S5 [S4?])Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTsuga canadensis - Eastern HemlockS4S5 (S4S5 [S4])Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothGleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *S4 (S4)Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus rigida - Pitch PineS4 (S4)Maier et al., 2004; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea pumila - Allegheny ChinquapinS4 (S4 [S5])Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4 (S4 [S5])Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3 (S3)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3 (S3)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothChamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White CedarS3 (S3 [S3S4])Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3 (S2S3)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2 (S2)Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2 (S2)Packard, 1893; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2 (S2) Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuniperus communis - Common JuniperS1 (S1)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAlnus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothBetula sp.-Covell, 1984; Ferguson, 1971; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCarya sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea sp.-Crotch, 1956; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCeltis sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCrataegus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothErythrina sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothFagus sp.-Stone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuglans sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuniperus sp.-Ferguson, 1971
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLigustrum sp.-Crotch, 1956; Stone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPicea sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPlatanus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus sp.-Forbes, 1923; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRhus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRobinia sp.-Stone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRosa sp.-Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSwida sp.-Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTilia sp.-Stone, 1991
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTsuga sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Mejia et al., 2020