Moths of North Carolina

Compiled by David George.

Plant Genus:
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Moth Account	Scientific Name	Common Name	Host Plant	Host Plant State Rank	Confirmed as Host	Reference	notes
83 records	2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra	SRF	x	iNaturalist
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Zea mays - Corn *	SE	x	Dyar & Morton, 1896; Schaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012	iNaturalist (AmandaC)
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Acalypha rhomboidea - Common Threeseed Mercury *	S5	x	iNaturalist (cdanl2)
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Acer negundo - Box-elder	S5	x	Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry	S5	x	MONC	S. Dunn
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Asimina triloba - Common Pawpaw	S5	x	Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *	S5	x	Wagner, 2005
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud	S5	x	iNaturalist (mc_nc)
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Clethra alnifolia - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush *	S5	x	MONC	S. Dunn
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Fagus grandifolia - American Beech	S5	x	Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012	Caterpillars Count
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Juglans nigra - Black Walnut	S5	x	MONC	K. Bischof
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Lindera benzoin - Northern Spicebush	S5	x	Schaffner, 1959; Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Bibbs & Frank, 2012; Gates et al., 2012	D. George
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *	S5	x	MONC	D. George, J. Niznik, S. Dunn
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Prunus serotina - Black Cherry *	S5	x	Heppner, 2007; Murphy et al., 2011; Bibbs & Frank, 2012	S. Dunn
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus alba - White Oak	S5	x	Tietz, 1952; Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012	K. Bischof
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus phellos - Willow Oak	S5	x	MONC	John Petranka
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Salix nigra - Black Willow	S5	x	MONC
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Swida foemina - Stiff Dogwood	S5	x	MONC	D. George, J. Niznik
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus incana - Bluejack Oak	S4	x	MONC	M. Basinger
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Smilax smallii - Lanceleaf Greenbrier	S4	x	MONC	R. Payne (WEWO)
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Baptisia sp.	-	x	iNaturalist (Brian Best)
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Carya sp.	-	x	MONC	D. George
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Malus sp.	-	x	Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Prunus sp.	-	x	Dyar & Morton, 1896; Schaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Smilax sp.	-	x	MONC
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Sorghum sp.	-	x	MONC
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Vaccinium sp.	-	x	Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Brassica oleracea	x		Wagner, 2005
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Canna indica	x		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Dahlia	x		Schaffner, 1959
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Grasses	x		Wagner, 2005
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus macrocarpa	x		Tietz, 1952
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Carya illinoinensis - Pecan	SE		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree	SE		Schaffner, 1959
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Hibiscus syriacus - Rose-of-Sharon *	SE		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Ilex cornuta - Chinese Holly +	SE		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Lagerstroemia indica - Crepe-myrtle	SE		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Malus domestica - Common Apple	SE		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Carya glabra - Pignut Hickory *	S5		Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Packera aurea - Golden Ragwort	S5		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak	S5		Tietz, 1952
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus montana - Chestnut Oak	S5		Tietz, 1952
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak	S5		Tietz, 1952; Lill et al., 2006; Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus velutina - Black Oak	S5		Tietz, 1952; Lill et al., 2006
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust	S5		Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Sassafras albidum - Sassafras	S5		Marquis et al., 2019
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Tilia americana - American Basswood	S5		Dyar & Morton, 1896; Schaffner, 1959; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Toxicodendron pubescens - Atlantic Poison-oak *	S5		Robinson et al., 2010
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Benthamidia florida - Flowering Dogwood	S4		Marquis et al., 2019
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *	S4		Marquis et al., 2019
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple	S3		Murphy et al., 2011; Gates et al., 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus palustris - Pin Oak	S2		Tietz, 1952
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Acer sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Asimina sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Aster sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Carpinus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Castanea sp.	-		Dyar & Morton, 1896; Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Celastrus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Celtis sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Citrus sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Elaeagnus sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Gaylussacia sp.	-		Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Gladiolus sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Helianthus sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Hydrangea sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Juglans sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Lilium sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Malvaviscus sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Morella sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Photinia sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Pyrus sp.	-		Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Quercus sp.	-		Dyar & Morton, 1896; Schaffner, 1959; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Rhododendron sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Rosa sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Rubus sp.	-		Schaffner, 1959
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Salix sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Sassafras sp.	-		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Swida sp.	-		Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Ulmus sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Verbesina sp.	-		Robinson et al., 2010
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Viburnum sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Bibbs & Frank, 2012; Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Vitis sp.	-		Covell, 1984; Bibbs & Frank, 2012
4700.00	Acharia stimulea	Saddleback Caterpillar Moth	Wisteria sp.	-		Heppner, 2007; Bibbs & Frank, 2012