Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
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67 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothLiquidambar styraciflua - Sweetgum *S5xTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007C. Helms
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus nigra - Water OakS5xSmith, 1797iNaturalist (Jack Spruill)
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer sp.-xForbes, 1923; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus sp.-xCraighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCydonia oblongaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus macrocarpaxPrentice, 1963
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus tremuloides - Quaking AspenSE?Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Ferguson, 1975; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula populifolia - Gray BirchSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothMalus domestica - Common AppleSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus alba - White PoplarSERobinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSEMiller & Hammond, 2003
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus persica - PeachSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPyrus communis - Common PearSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer negundo - Box-elderS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Wagner, 2005
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula alleghaniensis - Yellow BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Seifert et al., 2021
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothHamamelis virginiana - American Witch-hazelS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus alba - White OakS5Smith, 1797
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Marquis et al., 2019
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus marilandica - Blackjack OakS5Stehr & Cook, 1968
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5Butler & Strazanac, 2000
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus stellata - Post OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRobinia pseudoacacia - Black LocustS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothTilia americana - American BasswoodS5Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus americana - American ElmS5Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium pallidum - Hillside Blueberry *S5Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus americana - White AshS4S5Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus laurifolia - Laurel Oak *S4?Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus caroliniana - Carolina AshS4Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus pennsylvanica - Green AshS4Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans nigra - Black WalnutS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothNyssa aquatica - Water Tupelo *S4Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRosa carolina - Carolina RoseS4Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAcer spicatum - Mountain MapleS3Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus virginiana - Live OakS3Stehr & Cook, 1968
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus grandidentata - Bigtooth AspenS2Robinson et al., 2010
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Tietz, 1972; McCabe, 1991; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2Marquis et al., 2019
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry *S1Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAlnus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothAmelanchier sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothBetula sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCarya sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCorylus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothCrataegus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFagus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothFraxinus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothIlex sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothJuglans sp.-Franclemont, 1973
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothMalus sp.-Franclemont, 1973
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPopulus sp.-Craighead et al., 1950; Baker, 1972; Tietz, 1972; Franclemont, 1973; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothPrunus sp.-Heppner, 2007; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothRosa sp.-Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSorbus sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothSwida sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothTilia sp.-Tietz, 1972
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothUlmus sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
7698.00Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar MothVaccinium sp.-Wagner, 2005