Moths of North Carolina

Compiled by David George.

Plant Genus:
Tip: type first letter to quickly jump to those genera.

Moth Account	Scientific Name	Common Name	Host Plant	Host Plant State Rank	Confirmed as Host	Reference	notes
148 records	2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lespedeza cuneata - Sericea Lespedeza *	SNA (SE)	x	MONC
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Betula nigra - River Birch	S5 (S5)	x	MONC
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Morella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *	S5 (S5)	x	Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Oxydendrum arboreum - Sourwood	S5 (S5)	x	MONC
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus alba - White Oak	S5 (S5)	x	Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus nigra - Water Oak	S5 (S5)	x	MONC
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Sassafras albidum - Sassafras	S5 (S5)	x	Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ulmus alata - Winged Elm	S5 (S5)	x	Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Carya sp.	-	x	Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lespedeza sp.	-	x	Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Swida sp.	-	x	Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer pseudoplatanus	x		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Begonia	x		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Persea americana	x		Brown, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Phaseolus vulgaris	x		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus macrocarpa	x		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Syringa vulgaris	x		Robinson et al., 2010	needs confirmation
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Humulus lupulus - Common Hops	SNA (SYN)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer platanoides - Norway Maple	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Betula populifolia - Gray Birch	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Carya illinoinensis - Pecan	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Cynodon dactylon - Bermuda Grass *	SNA (SE)		Tuskes et al., 1996; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Elaeagnus pungens - Thorny Olive	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Galactia elliottii - Elliott's Milkpea	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Hibiscus syriacus - Rose-of-Sharon *	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ilex crenata - Japanese Holly +	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lagerstroemia indica - Crepe-myrtle	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ligustrum ovalifolium - California Privet	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Malus domestica - Common Apple	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Melilotus albus - White Sweetclover *	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Melilotus officinalis - Yellow Sweetclover	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar	SNA (SE)		Saunders, 1909; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus nigra - Lombardy Poplar *	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus avium - Sweet Cherry	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Pyrus communis - Common Pear	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Tuskes et al., 1996; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth Oak	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rhizophora mangle - Red Mangrove	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ribes rubrum - Red Currant	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix alba - White Willow	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix caprea - Goat Willow	SNA (SE)		Robinson et al., 2010
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix discolor - Pussy Willow	SNA (SE)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Trifolium pratense - Red Clover	SNA (SE)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Trifolium repens - White Clover	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Wisteria sinensis - Chinese Wisteria	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Zea mays - Corn *	SNA (SE)		Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus tremuloides - Quaking Aspen	SE? ([SE?])		Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer negundo - Box-elder	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer rubrum - Red Maple	S5 (S5)		Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry	S5 (S5)		Neck, 1976; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Tuskes et al., 1996; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Chamaecrista fasciculata - Common Partridge-pea *	S5 (S5)		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Corylus americana - American Hazelnut	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Fagus grandifolia - American Beech	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Galactia regularis - Eastern Milkpea *	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Hibiscus moscheutos - Swamp Rosemallow	S5 (S5)		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ilex verticillata - Common Winterberry *	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lespedeza hirta - Hairy Lespedeza *	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *	S5 (S5)		Brown, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Liriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree	S5 (S5)		Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Magnolia virginiana - Sweetbay Magnolia	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Morella caroliniensis - Southern Bayberry *	S5 (S5)		Robinson et al., 2010
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ostrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus serotina - Black Cherry *	S5 (S5)		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus laevis - Turkey Oak	S5 (S5)		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus stellata - Post Oak	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus velutina - Black Oak	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rhododendron catawbiense - Catawba Rhododendron	S5 (S5)		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust	S5 (S5)		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rubus allegheniensis - Allegheny Blackberry	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix nigra - Black Willow	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Tilia americana - American Basswood	S5 (S5)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ulmus americana - American Elm	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ulmus rubra - Slippery Elm	S5 (S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Viburnum dentatum - Southern Arrowwood	S5 (S5 [S4?])		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Fraxinus americana - White Ash	S4S5 (S4S5)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Lespedeza capitata - Roundhead Lespedeza *	S4? (S4? [S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *	S4? (S4? [S4S5])		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix caroliniana - Coastal Plain Willow *	S4? (S4? [S4S5])		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *	S4 (S4)		Saunders, 1909; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Physocarpus opulifolius - Common Ninebark *	S4 (S4)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus pensylvanica - Fire Cherry	S4 (S4)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rubacer odoratum - Purple-flowering Raspberry	S4 (S4)		Robinson et al., 2010
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Wisteria frutescens - American Wisteria	S4 (S4)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Apios americana - American Groundnut	S4 (S4 [S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Baptisia tinctoria - Yellow Wild Indigo	S4 (S4 [S5])		Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Juglans nigra - Black Walnut	S4 (S4 [S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Robinia hispida - Bristly Locust	S4 (S4 [S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Coralberry *	S4 (S4 [S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Corylus cornuta - Beaked Hazelnut	S4 (S4 [S4S5])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood	S4 (S4 [S4S5])		Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Benthamidia florida - Flowering Dogwood	S4		Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Amorpha fruticosa - False Indigo-bush	S3S4 (S3S4 [S4])		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rubus canadensis - Smooth Blackberry	S3? (S3? [S3S4])		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple	S3 (S3)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer spicatum - Mountain Maple	S3 (S3)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Comptonia peregrina - Sweet-fern *	S3 (S3)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Morella pensylvanica - Northern Bayberry	S3 (S3)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus virginiana - Live Oak	S3 (S3 [S4])		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rubus strigosus - American Red Raspberry	S2? (S2? [S2])		Tietz, 1972
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus grandidentata - Bigtooth Aspen	S2 (S2)		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry	S2 (S2)		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus palustris - Pin Oak	S2 (S2)		Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Sabal palmetto - Cabbage Palmetto	S1 (S1)		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Robinia viscosa - Clammy Locust	S1 (S1 [S1S2])		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Acer sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Albizia sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Amelanchier sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Baptisia sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Betula sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2018; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Camelina sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Celtis sp.	-		Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Citrus sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Corylus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Crataegus sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Wellhouse, 1922; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Diospyros sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Fraxinus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Galactia sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Gladiolus sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Gossypium sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Hibiscus sp.	-		Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Liriodendron sp.	-		Stone, 1991
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Melilotus sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Stone, 1991
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Mimosa sp.	-		Stone, 1991
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Morus sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Phaseolus sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Populus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Prunus sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Pyracantha sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Quercus sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Covell, 1984; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rhododendron sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ribes sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Tuskes et al., 1996; Craighead et al., 1950; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Robinia sp.	-		Stone, 1991
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rosa sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Rubus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Salix sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Spiraea sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Trifolium sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Ulmus sp.	-		Saunders, 1909; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Vernonia sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010	needs confirmation
7746.00	Automeris io	Io Moth	Wisteria sp.	-		Tuskes et al., 1996; Wagner, 2005