Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
34 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5xMONCD. George, S. Dunn, J. Niznik
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5xiNaturalist (Nicki Cagle)
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5xMONCD. George, S. Dunn, J. Niznik
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothVaccinium arboreum - Sparkleberry *S5xMONCJ. Niznik
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothCarya sp.-xMONCJ. Niznik
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothAsimina triloba - Common Pawpaw S5Murphy et al., 2011
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Wagner, 2005
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Gates et al., 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothDiospyros virginiana - American Persimmon *S5Murphy et al., 2011
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Gates et al., 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Wagner, 2005
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothQuercus alba - White OakS5Lill et al., 2006
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5Lill, 2008
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Lill, 2008
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Lill et al., 2006
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothAmelanchier sp.-Tietz, 1952
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothAsimina sp.-Lill, 2008
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothBetula sp.-Tietz, 1952; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothCastanea sp.-Tietz, 1952; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothDiospyros sp.-Lill, 2008
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1952; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothHamamelis sp.-Tietz, 1952; Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothMalus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothMorella sp.-Tietz, 1952; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothNyssa sp.-Tietz, 1952; Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothPrunus sp.-Wagner, 2005
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothQuercus sp.-Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothRobinia sp.-Tietz, 1952
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothRosa sp.-Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1952; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothTilia sp.-Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothUlmus sp.-Heppner, 2007
4685.00Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-crested Slug MothViburnum sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025