Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
46 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothHeuchera americana - American AlumrootS5xiNaturalist (btuset)
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus alba - White OakS5xButler & Strazanac, 2000
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5xTietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020J.B. Sullivan
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus marilandica - Blackjack OakS5xFerguson, 1971
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5xBugGuide (Peggy Wiggins)
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothVaccinium formosum - Southern Highbush Blueberry S5xMONC
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus incana - Bluejack Oak S4xHeppner, 2007J. Petranka
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus geminata - Sand Live OakS3xiNaturalist (AmandaC)
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3xFerguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020J.B. Sullivan
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus sp.-xForbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020T. Howard
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothRosa sp.-xHeppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothRubus sp.-xHeppner, 2007Dawn-Michelle Oliver
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothVaccinium sp.-xMONCChristine Jackman
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SETietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPrunus persica - PeachSERobinson et al., 2010
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSalix babylonica - Weeping WillowSELeeuw, 1974; Stone, 1991
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSalix caprea - Goat WillowSERobinson et al., 2010
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSalix cinerea - European Gray Willow *SERobinson et al., 2010
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSpiraea salicifolia - Willowleaf MeadowsweetSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothCorylus americana - American HazelnutS5Robinson et al., 2010
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus falcata - Southern Red Oak *S5Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothRubus allegheniensis - Allegheny BlackberryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus shumardii - Shumard OakS4Ferguson, 1971; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSalix humilis - Prairie Willow *S3Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Robinson et al., 2010
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus ilicifolia - Bear OakS2Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Ferguson, 1975; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus muehlenbergii - Chinquapin OakS2Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothVaccinium macrocarpon - CranberryS2Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothQuercus prinoides - Dwarf Chinquapin OakS1Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothAster sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothBetula sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothCarya sp.-Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothCorylus sp.-Holland, 1903; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothFragaria sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothMalus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPopulus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothPrunus sp.-Holland, 1903; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothSalix sp.-Holland, 1903; Ferguson, 1971; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7730.00Hemileuca maiaBuck MothWisteria sp.-BugGuide (Yurika Alexander)