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:
35 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCarya illinoinensis - PecanSExFerguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothPaulownia tomentosa - Princess-tree *SExBrimley, 1938Brimley
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5xMorris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Brimley, 1938; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1971; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5xForbes, 1923; Brimley, 1938; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020J. Niznik
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5xBrimley, 1938; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020J. Niznik, D. George
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4xPackard, 1905; Brimley, 1938; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCarya sp.-xCraighead et al., 1950; English, 1958; Ferguson, 1971; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothGossypium sp.-xForbes, 1923; Brimley, 1938; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1971; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothRhus sp.-xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1971; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020Nancy Cowal
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothAcer pseudoplatanusxRobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothSyringaxFerguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothSyringa vulgarisxMejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSERobinson et al., 2010
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *S5Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Graves, 2017
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Ferguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothRhus copallinum - Winged SumacS5Villiard, 1969; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5Villiard, 1969; Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothSassafras albidum - SassafrasS5Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCarya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *S4Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothRhus typhina - Staghorn SumacS4Ferguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Holland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1971; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothCorylus sp.-Crotch, 1956; Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothDiervilla sp.-Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothFraxinus sp.-Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothJuglans sp.-Forbes, 1923; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothLigustrum sp.-Crotch, 1956; Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothPrunus sp.-Wagner, 2005
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothQuercus sp.-Villiard, 1969; Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothSalix sp.-Villiard, 1969; Ferguson, 1971; Stone, 1991
7706.00Citheronia regalisRegal MothTilia sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025