Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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88 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAsclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed *S5xMONCJ. Petranka
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothBetula lenta - Sweet BirchS5xMONCJ.B. Sullivan
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCeltis laevigata - SugarberryS5xMONCD. George
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5xMONCS. Dunn
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007Jim Petranka
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothLiriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree S5xTietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothMuscadinia rotundifolia - Muscadine *S5xMONCDean Furbish
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5xiNaturalist (White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area)J.B. Sullivan
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5xMarquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007Ken Kneidel
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothSalix nigra - Black WillowS5xMONCJ. Petranka
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5xMONCD. George
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4xMONCM. Basinger
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCrataegus crus-galli - Cockspur HawthornS3xMONC
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3xMONCR. Newman (FOMA)
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarya sp.-xTietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007D. George
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFragaria sp.-xiNaturalist (going_native)
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFraxinus sp.-xCovell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012D. George
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothJuglans sp.-xCovell, 1984; Wagner, 2005J.B. Sullivan
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus sp.-xFerguson, 1975; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer pseudoplatanusxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAesculus hippocastanum - Horse-chestnutxRobinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus macrocarpaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothBuxus sempervirens - Common BoxwoodSEHeppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSERobinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPrunus avium - Sweet CherrySESeifert et al., 2021
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothZea mays - Corn *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Seifert et al., 2021
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCorylus americana - American HazelnutS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Seifert et al., 2021
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothParthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia CreeperS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothParthenocissus tricuspidata - Boston IvyS5Tietz, 1972
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5Tietz, 1972; Watson, 1980; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus alba - White OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Marquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothUlmus rubra - Slippery ElmS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5Tietz, 1972
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCarya ovalis - Red HickoryS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCorylus cornuta - Beaked HazelnutS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothGleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *S4Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothRobinia hispida - Bristly LocustS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothVaccinium corymbosum - Northern Highbush Blueberry *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer spicatum - Mountain MapleS3Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothRubus strigosus - American Red RaspberryS2?Tietz, 1972
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Robinson et al., 2010
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus muehlenbergii - Chinquapin OakS2Marquis et al., 2019
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothRobinia viscosa - Clammy LocustS1Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothVaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry *S1Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAcer sp.-Raizenne, 1952
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothAlnus sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothBetula sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothBuxus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCastanea sp.-Wagner, 2005
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCeltis sp.-Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Wagner, 2005
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCornus-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCorylus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothCrataegus sp.-Wellhouse, 1922
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothFagus sp.-Raizenne, 1952
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPopulus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothPrunus sp.-Raizenne, 1952
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothSorbus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothUlmus sp.-Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothVaccinium sp.-Wagner, 2005
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothViburnum sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
8203.00Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock MothVitis sp.-Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Wagner, 2005