Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
Plant Genus:
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List of References:
21 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLigustrum vulgare - European PrivetSExMejia et al., 2020iNaturalist (cmcadams)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxCallicarpa americana - American Beautyberry *S5xTietz, 1972S. Dunn
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxChionanthus virginicus - Fringetree *S5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Mejia et al., 2020iNaturalist (Debbie Roos)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxTrichostema dichotomum - Forked BluecurlsS4xHeppner, 2007iNaturalist (Timothy Gerla)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxBuddleja sp.-xMONCMarilyn Westphal
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxGardenia-xiNaturalist (wm_wet_ecologist)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLantana sp.-xHeppner, 2007Robyn N. Culpepper
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLigustrum sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020J.B. Sullivan
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLantana camaraxiNaturalist (Allen Hurlbert)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxSyringa vulgarisxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxHelianthus annuus - Common SunflowerSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLagerstroemia indica - Crepe-myrtleSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLigustrum japonicum - Japanese PrivetSEMejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLigustrum ovalifolium - California PrivetSEMejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxLigustrum sinense - Chinese PrivetSEHeppner, 2007
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxBignonia capreolata - CrossvineS5BugGuide (Andrew Kahl)
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4Mejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxBignonia sp.-Forbes, 1948; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxChionanthus sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxFraxinus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7778.00Manduca rusticaRustic SphinxHeliotropium sp.-Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020