Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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Host Table's Moth Common Name:
   
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List of References:
96 records1,132 confirmed hosts for 548 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencei
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer floridanum - Florida MapleS5xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5xCrotch, 1956; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuniperus virginiana - Eastern Red CedarS5xBrimley, 1938; Tietz, 1972; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothVaccinium arboreum - Sparkleberry *S5xMONC
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus sp.-xMorris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Tuskes et al., 1996; Maier et al., 2004; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer campestrexRobinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer pseudoplatanusxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAesculus hippocastanum - Horse-chestnutxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCedrusxWagner, 2005
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPersea americanaxHeppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus macrocarpaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus proceraxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SEHeppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothKoelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain-treeSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSERobinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMorus alba - White MulberrySEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPicea abies - Norway SpruceSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus resinosa - Red PineSEMaier et al., 2004; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPyrus communis - Common PearSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRicinus communis - Castor-beanSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix babylonica - Weeping WillowSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix caprea - Goat WillowSERobinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus pumila - Siberian ElmSEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothZea mays - Corn *SEMejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAlnus serrulata - Hazel Alder *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5Brimley, 1938; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLindera benzoin - Northern Spicebush S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5Morris, 1862; Ferguson, 1971; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus echinata - Shortleaf PineS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus serotina - Pond PineS5Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus strobus - Eastern White PineS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus taeda - Loblolly PineS5Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5Morris, 1862; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus alba - White OakS5Marquis et al., 2019; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Marquis et al., 2019
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSambucus canadensis - Common ElderberryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSassafras albidum - SassafrasS5Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTaxodium distichum - Bald CypressS5Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Covell, 1984; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus rubra - Slippery ElmS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothViburnum dentatum - Southern ArrowwoodS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTsuga canadensis - Eastern HemlockS4S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea pumila - Allegheny ChinquapinS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothGleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *S4Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPinus rigida - Pitch PineS4Maier et al., 2004; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothChamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White CedarS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Packard, 1893; Ferguson, 1971; Heppner, 2007
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothJuniperus communis - Common JuniperS1Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAcer sp.-Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Ferguson, 1971; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothAlnus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; 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; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCastanea sp.-Crotch, 1956; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCeltis sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothCrataegus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothErythrina sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
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
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPicea sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPlatanus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothPrunus sp.-Forbes, 1923; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothQuercus sp.-Morris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRhus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRobinia sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothRosa sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothSwida sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothTsuga sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Mejia et al., 2020
7704.00Eacles imperialisImperial MothUlmus sp.-Crotch, 1956; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Baker, 2019c; Mejia et al., 2020