Moths of North Carolina

Compiled by David George.

Plant Genus:
Tip: type first letter to quickly jump to those genera.

Moth Account	Scientific Name	Common Name	Host Plant	Host Plant State Rank	Confirmed as Host	Reference	notes
47 records	2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Amelanchier arborea - Downy Serviceberry	S5	x	MONC	S. Dunn
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Prunus sp.	-	x	Forbes, 1948; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Wiker et al., 2010; Mejia et al., 2020	BugGuide (Cory Watson, deinonychus)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Quercus sp.	-	x	Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Mejia et al., 2020	iNaturalist (Douglas Goldman)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Quercus macrocarpa	x		BugGuide (George Smiley)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Populus tremuloides - Quaking Aspen	SE?		Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Chaenomeles japonica - Japanese Flowering-quince	SE		Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Malus domestica - Common Apple	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Populus alba - White Poplar	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Prunus cerasus - Sour Cherry *	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Pyrus calleryana - Bradford Pear	SE		BugGuide (George Smiley)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Pyrus communis - Common Pear	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Spiraea salicifolia - Willowleaf Meadowsweet	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Wisteria sinensis - Chinese Wisteria	SE		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch	S5		Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam	S5		Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Chionanthus sp.	S5		Shropshire & Tallamy, 2025
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Corylus americana - American Hazelnut	S5		BugGuide (Steve McKechnie)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Ostrya virginiana - American Hop-hornbeam *	S5		Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Prunus serotina - Black Cherry *	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Quercus alba - White Oak	S5		Marquis et al., 2019
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Quercus phellos - Willow Oak	S5		BugGuide (Ken Childs)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Quercus velutina - Black Oak	S5		BugGuide (Yurika Alexander)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Rubus allegheniensis - Allegheny Blackberry	S5		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Tilia americana - American Basswood	S5		Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Ulmus americana - American Elm	S5		BugGuide (Christine Hanrahan)
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Physocarpus opulifolius - Common Ninebark *	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood	S4		Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Rosa carolina - Carolina Rose	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Rubacer odoratum - Purple-flowering Raspberry	S4		Robinson et al., 2010	needs confirmation
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Wisteria frutescens - American Wisteria	S4		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Rubus strigosus - American Red Raspberry	S2?		Tietz, 1972
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Acer sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Amelanchier sp.	-		Wagner, 2005
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Betula sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Castanea sp.	-		Wagner, 2005
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Corylus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Crataegus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Fagus sp.	-		Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Fraxinus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Malus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Populus sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Wiker et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Rosa sp.	-		Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Salix sp.	-		Craighead et al., 1950; Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Spiraea sp.	-		Wagner, 2005; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Ulmus sp.	-		Tietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wiker et al., 2010; Mejia et al., 2020
7824.00	Paonias excaecata	Blind-eyed Sphinx	Viburnum sp.	-		Mejia et al., 2020