Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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109 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5xMejia et al., 2020MOMI (ASH)
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus alba - White OakS5xPackard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5xMONCWEWO
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus pagoda - Cherrybark Oak *S5xMONCT. Feldman
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5xStone, 1991D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5xPackard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRosa palustris - Swamp RoseS5xMONCS. Dunn
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5xMONCS. Dunn, D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCastanea pumila - Allegheny ChinquapinS4xMejia et al., 2020S. Dunn
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus margaretiae - Sand Post OakS4xMONCJ. Niznik
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer sp.-xHolland, 1903; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Peigler, 1999; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley (1938)
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarya sp.-xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus sp.-xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Peigler, 1999; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothUlmus sp.-xHolland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020Brimley (1938)
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer campestrexRobinson et al., 2010
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCydonia oblongaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus macrocarpaxPackard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SEWagner & Mayfield, 1980; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSEStone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCapsicum annuum - Cayenne PepperSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCastanea mollissima - Chinese ChestnutSERobinson et al., 2010
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSEMejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus persica - PeachSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPyrus communis - Common PearSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRibes rubrum - Red CurrantSEMejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSalix alba - White WillowSEPackard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSalix babylonica - Weeping WillowSEWagner & Mayfield, 1980; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAlnus serrulata - Hazel Alder *S5Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula lenta - Sweet BirchS5Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Wagner & Mayfield, 1980; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCorylus americana - American HazelnutS5Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Holland, 1903; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020D. George
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothGaylussacia dumosa - Dwarf HuckleberryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothGordonia lasianthus - Loblolly BayS5Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothLiriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree S5Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Baker, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5Holland, 1903; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus falcata - Southern Red Oak *S5Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus lyrata - Overcup OakS5Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Wagner & Mayfield, 1980; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSassafras albidum - SassafrasS5Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Holland, 1903; Packard, 1914; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCrataegus intricata - Copenhagen Hawthorn *S4?Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4?Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer pensylvanicum - Striped MapleS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBaptisia tinctoria - Yellow Wild IndigoS4Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCarya ovata - Shagbark Hickory *S4Wagner & Mayfield, 1980; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCorylus cornuta - Beaked HazelnutS4Robinson et al., 2010
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothGleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothIlex vomitoria - Yaupon HollyS4Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Holland, 1903; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSwida alternifolia - Alternate-leaf DogwoodS4Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCrataegus crus-galli - Cockspur HawthornS3Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus imbricaria - Shingle OakS3Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRibes cynosbati - Prickly GooseberryS3Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSalix humilis - Prairie Willow *S3Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Holland, 1903; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus bicolor - Swamp White OakS2Robinson et al., 2010
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSwida racemosa - Gray DogwoodS1Wagner & Mayfield, 1980; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAesculus sp.-Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothAlnus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Peigler, 1999; Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothBetula sp.-Holland, 1903; Forbes, 1923; Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Ferguson, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCastanea sp.-Holland, 1903; Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCorylus sp.-Heitzman & Heitzman, 1987; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothCrataegus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothFraxinus sp.-Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothGleditsia sp.-Packard, 1914; Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothMalus sp.-Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPinus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPlatanus sp.-Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPopulus sp.-Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothPrunus sp.-Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRhamnus sp.-Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRibes sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothRosa sp.-Holland, 1903; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSalix sp.-Packard, 1914; Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Ferguson, 1975; Stone, 1991; Peigler, 1999; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSambucus sp.-Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSorbus sp.-Stone, 1991; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothSwida sp.-Peigler, 1999; Wagner, 2005
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothTilia sp.-Stone, 1991
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothVaccinium sp.-Packard, 1914; Tietz, 1972; Stone, 1991; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7757.00Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus MothVitis sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020