Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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90 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaConoclinium davidiixxMONCS. Dunn
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaLonicera japonica - Japanese HoneysuckleSExiNaturalist (E Redick)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaTaraxacum officinale - Common DandelionSExTietz, 1972iNaturalist record
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaChrysopsis mariana - Maryland Golden-asterS5xiNaturalist (Julie Tuttle)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaConoclinium coelestinum - Blue Mistflower *S5xMONCS. Dunn
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSambucus canadensis - Common ElderberryS5xMONCJ. Niznik
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaViburnum nudum - Possumhaw Viburnum *S5xMONCKen Kneidel
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaIlex vomitoria - Yaupon HollyS4xMONCJ.B. Sullivan
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaEchinacea purpurea - Eastern Purple Coneflower *S1xMONCS. Dunn
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaErigeron sp.-xWagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPassiflora sp.-xiNaturalist (Becky Dill)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaVigna luteola - Hairypod Cowpea SUMatthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaOenothera speciosa - Pink Evening-primrose *SE?Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaBidens alba - Hairy BeggarticksSEMatthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaLeucanthemum vulgare - Oxeye DaisySERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPastinaca sativa - Wild ParsnipSERobinson et al., 2010
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRibes rubrum - Red CurrantSERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSenecio vulgaris - Common Groundsel *SEMiller & Hammond, 2003
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaTrifolium pratense - Red CloverSEBugGuide (Thomas Wilson)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAchillea gracilis - Eastern YarrowS5Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAmbrosia trifida - Giant Ragweed *S5BugGuide (Ilona L.)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaCephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush *S5BugGuide (Fred Kelso)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaErigeron canadensis - Common Horseweed *S5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaEupatorium capillifolium - Dog-fennel *S5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaEutrochium purpureum - Sweet Joe-pye-weed +S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaHeterotheca subaxillaris - CamphorweedS5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaJuniperus virginiana - Eastern Red CedarS5Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Seifert et al., 2021
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRhexia virginica - Virginia Meadow-beautyS5Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRhus copallinum - Winged SumacS5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed SusanS5Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSolidago altissima - Tall Goldenrod *S5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSwida foemina - Stiff DogwoodS5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSymphyotrichum pilosum - Frost Aster *S5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSolidago fistulosa - Pine Barren Goldenrod *S4S5Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaZizia aurea - Common Golden-Alexanders *S4S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaOclemena acuminata - Whorled Wood-asterS4Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPhysocarpus opulifolius - Common Ninebark *S4Wheeler & Hoebeke, 1985; Wagner et al., 2001
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaQuercus shumardii - Shumard OakS4Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaThalictrum pubescens - Tall Meadow-rue *S3S4Ferguson, 1975
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaChamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White CedarS3Tietz, 1972
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPtelea trifoliata - Common Hoptree *S3Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSymphyotrichum elliottii - Elliott's AsterS2S3Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaBidens mitis - Smallfruit Beggarticks S2?Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRubus strigosus - American Red RaspberryS2?Tietz, 1972
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaVaccinium macrocarpon - CranberryS2Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAsclepias purpurascens - Purple MilkweedS1?BugGuide (Sarah Tangren)
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaJuniperus communis - Common JuniperS1Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaMyrica gale - Sweet-gale *S1Ferguson, 1975; Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAcer sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAgeratum sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAlbizia sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAmbrosia sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaAster sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaCarphephorus sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaCephalanthu sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaEupatorium sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaEutrochium sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaHamamelis sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaHelianthus sp.-Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaHypericum sp.-Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaIlex sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaJuglans sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaJuniperus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaLagerstroemia sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaLarix sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaLigustrum sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaMorella sp.-Forbes, 1948; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPityopsis sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPrunus sp.-Covell, 1984
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaPtelea sp.-Forbes, 1948
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaQuercus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRhamnus sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRhus sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRubus sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaRudbeckia sp.-Forbes, 1948; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner et al., 2001; Miller & Hammond, 2003; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSolidago sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaSymphyotrichum sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaTaraxacum sp.-Heppner, 2007
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaThymus sp.-Ferguson, 1975
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaTilia sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaTrifolium sp.-Covell, 1984; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaUlmus sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaVernonia sp.-Matthews et al., 2014
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaViburnum sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005
7474.00Eupithecia miserulataCommon EupitheciaVitis sp.-Wagner et al., 2001; Wagner, 2005