Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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18 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5xForbes, 1923; Heinrich, 1926; Craighead et al., 1950; Ferguson, 1975; Godfrey et al., 1987; Heppner, 2007; Gilligan et al., 2008; Beadle & Leckie, 2018; Eiseman, 2022J. Petranka
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothEuphorbia cyathophora - Wild Poinsettia *SUHeppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothEuphorbia heterophylla - Mexican FireplantSEHeinrich, 1926; Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothAmbrosia trifida - Giant Ragweed *S5Godfrey et al., 1987
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothRhus copallinum - Winged SumacS5Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothRhus glabra - Smooth SumacS5Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothToxicodendron pubescens - Atlantic Poison-oak *S5Gilligan et al., 2008
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothToxicodendron radicans - Poison-ivyS5Craighead et al., 1950; Schaffner, 1959; Gilligan et al., 2008; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothRhus typhina - Staghorn SumacS4Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothAlnus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothCrataegus sp.-Heinrich, 1926; Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothEuphorbia sp.-Forbes, 1923; Gilligan et al., 2008; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothRhus sp.-Forbes, 1923; Heinrich, 1926; Craighead et al., 1950; Schaffner, 1959; Baker, 1972; Godfrey et al., 1987; Gilligan et al., 2008; Beadle & Leckie, 2018
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothSambucus sp.-Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothSolidago sp.-Heinrich, 1926; Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothUlmus sp.-Heinrich, 1926; Heppner, 2007
2701.00Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier MothVitis sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation