Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
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List of References:
13 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothNicotiana tabacum - Cultivated TobaccoSExForbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Heppner, 2007; Gill et al., 2014BugGuide (Jessica Laurence)
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothBrassica oleraceaxRobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothSolanum melongenaxHeppner, 2007; Gill et al., 2014
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothDatura stramonium - Jimsonweed *SEGill et al., 2014
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothSolanum dulcamara - Bittersweet Nightshade *SERobinson et al., 2010
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothSolanum lycopersicum - Garden TomatoSEGill et al., 2014
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothSolanum tuberosum - Potato *SEForbes, 1923; Covell, 1984; Sorensen et al., 2003b; Heppner, 2007; Gill et al., 2014
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothZea mays - Corn *SERobinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothTypha latifolia - Broadleaf Cattail S5Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothCapsicum sp.-Gill et al., 2014
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothNicandra sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothPhysalis sp.-Powell & Opler, 2009
2011.00Phthorimaea operculellaPotato Tuberworm MothSolanum sp.-Covell, 1984