Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
75 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus acutissima - Sawtooth OakSExMONCD. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus alba - White OakS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007S. Dunn, D. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus michauxii - Swamp Chestnut OakS5xMONCD. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5xHeppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus pagoda - Cherrybark Oak *S5xMONCD. George, J. Niznik
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5xMONCD. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007D. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothUlmus alata - Winged ElmS5xMONCS. Dunn
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus incana - Bluejack Oak S4xMONCJ. Petranka
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus margaretiae - Sand Post OakS4xMONCJ. Niznik, D. George
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus sp.-xCraighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2018Billy Hartness
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothVaccinium sp.-xCraighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007T. Feldman
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCydonia oblongaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus macrocarpaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SEHeppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus persica - PeachSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPyrus communis - Common PearSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCorylus americana - American HazelnutS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothLyonia lucida - Shining Fetterbush *S5Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Raizenne, 1952
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus laevis - Turkey OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Tietz, 1972
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothRubus allegheniensis - Allegheny BlackberryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4?Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya ovalis - Red HickoryS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCastanea pumila - Allegheny ChinquapinS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothGleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust *S4Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPopulus deltoides - Eastern CottonwoodS4Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothAmelanchier sanguinea - Roundleaf ServiceberryS3Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCastanea dentata - American ChestnutS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus americana - American PlumS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothJuglans cinerea - ButternutS2S3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya laciniosa - Shellbark Hickory *S1Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothAcer sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothAmelanchier sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothBetula sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCarya sp.-English, 1958; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCorylus sp.-Tietz, 1972
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothCrataegus sp.-Wellhouse, 1922; Craighead et al., 1950; English, 1958; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothMalus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; English, 1958; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPopulus sp.-Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothPrunus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothRhododendron sp.-Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothRhus sp.-Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothRosa sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothSorbus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothTaxodium sp.-Heppner, 2007
7902.00Datana ministraYellow-necked Caterpillar MothUlmus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972