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
145 records	1,132 confirmed hosts for 548 species
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *	S5	x	Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Diospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *	S5	x	Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Gordonia sp.	-	x	MONC
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer pseudoplatanus	x		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Humulus lupulus - Common Hops	x		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus macrocarpa	x		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Syringa	x		Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Syringa vulgaris	x		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Crataegus calpodendron - Pear Hawthorn	SH		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Populus tremuloides - Quaking Aspen	SE?		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer platanoides - Norway Maple	SE		Packard, 1914; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ailanthus altissima - Tree-of-heaven	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula pendula - Silver Birch *	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula populifolia - Gray Birch	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Carya illinoinensis - Pecan	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Castanea mollissima - Chinese Chestnut	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Chaenomeles speciosa - Common Flowering-quince	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian Olive	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Euonymus alatus - Winged Burning-bush *	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Euonymus fortunei - Winter-creeper	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Forsythia viridissima - Greenstem Forsythia	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Frangula alnus - Glossy Buckthorn	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Lactuca serriola - Prickly Lettuce	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Larix decidua - European Larch	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ligustrum vulgare - European Privet	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Lonicera fragrantissima - Winter Honeysuckle	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Malus domestica - Common Apple	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Morus alba - White Mulberry	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus avium - Sweet Cherry	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus persica - Peach	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Pyrus communis - Common Pear	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ribes rubrum - Red Currant	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix alba - White Willow	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix babylonica - Weeping Willow	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix discolor - Pussy Willow	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Spiraea salicifolia - Willowleaf Meadowsweet	SE		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Taraxacum officinale - Common Dandelion	SE		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Wisteria sinensis - Chinese Wisteria	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer negundo - Box-elder	S5		Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer rubrum - Red Maple	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple	S5		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Aesculus flava - Yellow Buckeye	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Alnus serrulata - Hazel Alder *	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula lenta - Sweet Birch	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula nigra - River Birch	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam	S5		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Carya glabra - Pignut Hickory *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Corylus americana - American Hazelnut	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Cyrilla racemiflora - Titi *	S5		MONC
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Fagus grandifolia - American Beech	S5		Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Gaylussacia frondosa - Dangleberry *	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Hamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazel	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Liriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree	S5		Packard, 1914; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Morella caroliniensis - Southern Bayberry *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Morella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *	S5		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Nyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ostrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Plantago rugelii - Blackseed Plantain *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Platanus occidentalis - American Sycamore	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus serotina - Black Cherry *	S5		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus alba - White Oak	S5		Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak	S5		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rubus allegheniensis - Allegheny Blackberry	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix nigra - Black Willow	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sambucus canadensis - Common Elderberry	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sanicula smallii - Small's Black-snakeroot *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sassafras albidum - Sassafras	S5		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Tilia americana - American Basswood	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ulmus americana - American Elm	S5		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ulmus rubra - Slippery Elm	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Viburnum dentatum - Southern Arrowwood	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Viburnum nudum - Possumhaw Viburnum *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Tsuga canadensis - Eastern Hemlock	S4S5		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Crataegus intricata - Copenhagen Hawthorn *	S4?		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Amelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *	S4		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Benthamidia florida - Flowering Dogwood	S4		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Corylus cornuta - Beaked Hazelnut	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Decodon verticillatus - Swamp Loosestrife	S4		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green Ash	S4		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *	S4		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Juglans nigra - Black Walnut	S4		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Physocarpus opulifolius - Common Ninebark *	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood	S4		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus pensylvanica - Fire Cherry	S4		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac	S4		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rubus occidentalis - Black Raspberry	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple	S3		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer spicatum - Mountain Maple	S3		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Crataegus crus-galli - Cockspur Hawthorn	S3		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Philadelphus inodorus - Scentless Mock-orange	S3		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus americana - American Plum	S3		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus imbricaria - Shingle Oak	S3		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix humilis - Prairie Willow *	S3		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sambucus racemosa - Red Elderberry	S3		Tietz, 1972; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sorbus americana - American Mountain-ash	S3		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Spiraea tomentosa - Steeplebush *	S3		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Malus coronaria - Sweet Crabapple *	S2S3		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry *	S2		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry	S2		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010l Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus muehlenbergii - Chinquapin Oak	S2		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus palustris - Pin Oak	S2		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Spiraea alba - Narrowleaf Meadowsweet *	S2		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Juniperus communis - Common Juniper	S1		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Spiraea corymbosa - Shinyleaf Meadowsweet	S1		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Swida racemosa - Gray Dogwood	S1		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Acer sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Amelanchier sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Berberis sp.	-		Morris, 1862; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Betula sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Carya sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ceanothus sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Crataegus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Fraxinus sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Larix sp.	-		Wagner, 2005
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Malus sp.	-		Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Picea sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Populus sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Prunus sp.	-		Morris, 1862; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Pyrus sp.	-		Heppner, 2007
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Quercus sp.	-		Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rhododendron sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rhus sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ribes sp.	-		Morris, 1862; Covell, 1984; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rosa sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Craighead et al., 1950; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Rubus sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Heppner, 2007
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Salix sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Sambucus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Spiraea sp.	-		Forbes, 1923
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Ulmus sp.	-		Forbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Vaccinium sp.	-		Packard, 1914; Heppner, 2007; Gallice, 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7767.00	Hyalophora cecropia	Cecropia Moth	Vitis sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950