Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
67 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5xEnglish, 1958; Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007M. Shields
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus alba - White OakS5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus falcata - Southern Red Oak *S5xMONCT. Feldman
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus phellos - Willow OakS5xMONCD. George
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus caroliniana - Carolina Laurel CherryS3xMONCD. George
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCrataegus sp.-xWellhouse, 1922; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus sp.-xForbes, 1923; English, 1958; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012iNaturalist (Kristen McKinley)
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus sp.-xForbes, 1923; Baker, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRosa sp.-xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula pendula - Silver Birch *SEHeppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya illinoinensis - PecanSERobinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSERobinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus persica - PeachSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPyrus communis - Common PearSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRibes rubrum - Red CurrantSERobinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5English, 1958
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula nigra - River BirchS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCercis canadensis - Eastern RedbudS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Marquis et al., 2019
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4?Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAmelanchier canadensis - Canadian Serviceberry *S4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBenthamidia florida - Flowering DogwoodS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus shumardii - Shumard OakS4Stehr & Cook, 1968
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalus angustifolia - Southern CrabappleS3?Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus americana - American PlumS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothSorbus americana - American Mountain-ashS3Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus umbellata - Hog PlumS2Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2English, 1958; Tietz, 1972; McCabe, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothAlnus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothBetula sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCeanothus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothCorylus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFragaria sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothTilia sp.-Tietz, 1972
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7701.00Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007