Moths of North Carolina
Compiled by David George.
MONC Scientific Name:
Host Table's Moth Common Name:
Plant Genus:
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List of References:
29 records2,487 confirmed hosts for 892 species
Moth AccountScientific NameCommon NameHost PlantHost Plant State RankConfirmed as HostReferencenotes
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothSolidago altissima - Tall Goldenrod *S5xMONCM. Basinger
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothSolidago odora - Sweet Goldenrod S5xMONCM. Basinger
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAgrostis sp.-xMONCJ. Niznik
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothBrassica oleraceaxTietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAsparagus officinalis - Garden Asparagus *SETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothBrassica napus - RapeseedSERobinson et al., 2010
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothBrassica rapa - Turnip *SERobinson et al., 2010
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothDigitaria sanguinalis - Hairy CrabgrassSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothNicotiana tabacum - Cultivated TobaccoSETietz, 1972; Covell, 1984; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007; Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothPisum sativum - Garden PeaSETietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAchillea gracilis - Eastern YarrowS5McCabe, 1991; Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAgrostis hyemalis - Winter BentgrassS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAsclepias incarnata - Swamp MilkweedS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothPrunus serotina - Black Cherry *S5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothRubus allegheniensis - Allegheny BlackberryS5Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothApocynum androsaemifolium - Spreading DogbaneS3S4Robinson et al., 2010
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothDoellingeria umbellata - Tall Flat-top AsterS3?McCabe, 1991
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothSalix humilis - Prairie Willow *S3Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothApocynum sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAsclepias sp.-Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothAster sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothLinaria sp.-Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothMuhlenbergia sp.-Robinson et al., 2010needs confirmation
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothPedicularis sp.-Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothPhaseolus sp.-Tietz, 1972
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothSalix sp.-Rockburne & Lafontaine, 1976; Covell, 1984
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothSolidago sp.-Tietz, 1972; Wagner, 2005; Wagner et al., 2011
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothTrifolium sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007
10304.00Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar MothViola sp.-Tietz, 1972; Heppner, 2007