Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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49 records2,079 confirmed hosts for 815 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLiriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree S5 (S5)xEliot & Soule, 1902; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothSassafras albidum - SassafrasS5 (S5)xMorris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus sp.-xEliot & Soule, 1902; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothSyringaxCraighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothSyringa vulgarisxEliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothThuja occidentalis - Northern White Cedar SU (SU [SE?])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothHalesia carolina - Little Silverbell *SNA (SRF)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSNA (SE)Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SNA (SE)Robinson et al., 2010
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus persica - PeachSNA (SE)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPyrus communis - Common PearSNA (SE)Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothCephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *S5 (S5)Morris, 1862; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5 (S5)Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothGordonia lasianthus - Loblolly BayS5 (S5)Peigler, 1988; Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLindera benzoin - Northern Spicebush S5 (S5)Morris, 1862; Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5 (S5)Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMagnolia acuminata - Cucumber MagnoliaS5 (S5)Peigler, 1988; Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMagnolia virginiana - Sweetbay MagnoliaS5 (S5)Peigler, 1976; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5 (S5)Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothSymplocos tinctoria - Common Sweetleaf *S5 (S5)Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5 (S5)Collins & Weast, 1961; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5 (S4S5)Collins & Weast, 1961; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4 (S4)McGugan, 1958; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothHalesia tetraptera - Mountain Silverbell *S4 (S4)Robinson et al., 2010
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4 (S4)McGugan, 1958; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMorella pensylvanica - Northern BayberryS3 (S3)Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothStyrax americanus - American SnowbellS3 (S3 [S3S4])Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2 (S2)Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothAcer sp.-Collins & Weast, 1961; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothBerberis sp.-Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothBetula sp.-Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothCorylus sp.-Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothDiospyros sp.-Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothFraxinus sp.-Saunders, 1909; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothHalesia sp.-Wagner, 2005
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothKalmia sp.-Albaugh, 1986; Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLigustrum sp.-Villiard, 1969; Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothLindera sp.-Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMagnolia sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothMalus sp.-Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPinus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothPopulus sp.-Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothQuercus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothRhododendron sp.-Saunders, 1909; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothSalix sp.-Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothTilia sp.-Stone, 1991
7764.00Callosamia prometheaPromethea MothViburnum sp.-Eliot & Soule, 1902; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020