Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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50 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5 (S5)xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5 (S5)xMONC
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya sp.-xMorris, 1862; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus macrocarpaxRobinson et al., 2010
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothHumulus lupulus - Common HopsSNA (SYN)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SNA (SE)Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya illinoinensis - PecanSNA (SE)Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothSalix caprea - Goat WillowSNA (SE)Crotch, 1956
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE? ([SE?])McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5 (S5)Robinson et al., 2010
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5 (S5)McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5 (S5)McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5 (S5)Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5 (S5)Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5 (S5)Holland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5 (S5)Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLiriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree S5 (S5)Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5 (S5)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus alba - White OakS5 (S5)McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5 (S5)Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5 (S5)McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5 (S5)Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5 (S5)Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5 (S5)McGugan, 1958; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothNyssa aquatica - Water Tupelo *S4 (S4)Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4 (S4 [S5])Wright, 1967; Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *S4 (S4 [S5]) Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4 (S4 [S5])Brimley, 1938; Crotch, 1956; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPopulus deltoides - Eastern CottonwoodS4 (S4 [S4S5])Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3 (S3)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3 (S2S3)Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer sp.-Gardiner, 1982; Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAesculus sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAlnus sp.-McGugan, 1958; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAmelanchier sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothBetula sp.-Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarpinus sp.-McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCorylus sp.-McGugan, 1958; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothFagus sp.-Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothJuglans sp.-Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPlatanus sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPopulus sp.-Gardiner, 1982; Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPrunus sp.-Crotch, 1956; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus sp.-Crotch, 1956; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothSalix sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; McGugan, 1958; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothTilia sp.-Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothUlmus sp.-McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020