Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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51 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020ASH
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5xMONCD. George, S. Dunn
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., 2020D. George
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothUlmus sp.-xMcGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020D. George, S. Dunn
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothHumulus lupulus - Common HopsxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus macrocarpaxRobinson et al., 2010
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SEStone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya illinoinensis - PecanSECovell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothSalix caprea - Goat WillowSECrotch, 1956
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Robinson et al., 2010
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Seifert et al., 2021
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothLiriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree S5Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus alba - White OakS5McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5McGugan, 1958; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4Wright, 1967; Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCarya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *S4Stone, 1991
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Brimley, 1938; Crotch, 1956; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothNyssa aquatica - Water Tupelo *S4Heppner, 2007
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothPopulus deltoides - Eastern CottonwoodS4Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7758.00Actias lunaLuna MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Morris, 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