Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
74 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer negundo - Box-elderS5xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer rubrum - Red MapleS5xSeifert et al., 2021Dean Furbish
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCercis canadensis - Eastern RedbudS5xMONCJ. Petranka
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCorylus americana - American HazelnutS5xMONCS. Dunn
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainFagus grandifolia - American BeechS5xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainOxydendrum arboreum - SourwoodS5xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPlatanus occidentalis - American SycamoreS5xMONC
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5xSeifert et al., 2021iNaturalist (carygardener)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus alba - White OakS5xMarquis et al., 2019T. Feldman
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus rubra - Northern Red OakS5xGodfrey, 1972J. Petranka
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainSalix nigra - Black WillowS5xMONCJ. Petranka
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainSymplocos tinctoria - Common Sweetleaf *S5xMONCJ. Niznik, D. George
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainTilia americana - American BasswoodS5xRockburne & Lafontaine, 1976; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wagner et al., 2011J. Niznik, D. George, S. Dunn
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainUlmus rubra - Slippery ElmS5xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainSalix caroliniana - Coastal Plain Willow *S4?xMONCS. Dunn
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCarya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory *S4xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus incana - Bluejack Oak S4xMONCJ.B. Sullivan
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainStyrax grandifolius - Bigleaf SnowbellS4xMONCJ. Niznik, D. George
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus palustris - Pin OakS2xMONCreared (Ken Kneidel)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAmelanchier sp.-xiNaturalist (CaterpillarsCount)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAesculus hippocastanum - Horse-chestnutxRobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCastanea mollissima - Chinese ChestnutSEHeppner, 2007
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainGinkgo biloba - Maidenhair TreeSEShropshire & Tallamy, 2025
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainLythrum salicaria - Purple LoosestrifeSEWagner, 2005
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPinus resinosa - Red PineSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007error?
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPopulus balsamifera - Balsam PoplarSERobinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer saccharum - Sugar MapleS5Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainBetula lenta - Sweet BirchS5Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCarpinus caroliniana - American HornbeamS5Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCarya glabra - Pignut Hickory *S5Seifert et al., 2021
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCarya tomentosa - Mockernut HickoryS5Seifert et al., 2021
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainMorella cerifera - Common Waxmyrtle *S5Heppner, 2007
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainNyssa sylvatica - Blackgum *S5Seifert et al., 2021
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainOstrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *S5Seifert et al., 2021
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPinus palustris - Longleaf Pine *S5Heppner, 2007error?
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus coccinea - Scarlet OakS5Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus montana - Chestnut OakS5Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus velutina - Black OakS5Marquis et al., 2019
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainUlmus americana - American ElmS5Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainTsuga canadensis - Eastern HemlockS4S5Maier et al., 2004
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainBenthamidia florida - Flowering DogwoodS4Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPinus rigida - Pitch PineS4Maier et al., 2004error?
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPrunus pensylvanica - Fire CherryS4BugGuide (Arpad Hervanek)
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer saccharinum - Silver MapleS3Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus imbricaria - Shingle OakS3Marquis et al., 2019
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPrunus virginiana - Choke CherryS2Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus muehlenbergii - Chinquapin OakS2Marquis et al., 2019
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer nigrum - Black MapleS1S2Robinson et al., 2010
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainMyrica gale - Sweet-gale *S1McCabe, 1991
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainAcer sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainBetula sp.-Wagner et al., 2011; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainCarya sp.-Crumb, 1956; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainEuonymous-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainFagus sp.-Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainFraxinus sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainGaylussacia sp.-Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainIlex sp.-Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainJuglans sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainLespedeza sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainMalus sp.-Crumb, 1956
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPinus sp.-Covell, 1984
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPlatanus sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPopulus sp.-Rockburne & Lafontaine, 1976
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainPrunus sp.-Rockburne & Lafontaine, 1976; Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainQuercus sp.-Crumb, 1956; Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011; Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainRhododendron sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainRhus sp.-Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainRosa sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainSalix sp.-Crumb, 1956; Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainSarracenia sp.-Lamb & Kalies, 2020
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainUlmus sp.-Beadle & Leckie, 2012
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainUrtica sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainVaccinium sp.-Forbes, 1954; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wagner et al., 2011
10521.00Morrisonia confusaConfused WoodgrainViburnum sp.-Wagner et al., 2011