Ecological relationships
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245CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA
Genus host records with ranges including GA · Carya
- Actias lunaLuna Moth
- Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
- Citheronia regalisRegal Moth
- Satyrium calanusBanded Hairstreak
- Abagrotis alternataGreater Red Dart, Mottled Grey Cutworm
- Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
- Acrobasis caryivorellaPecan Nursery Casemaker, Hickory Shoot Moth
- Acrobasis demotellaWalnut Shoot Moth
- Acrobasis exsulellaCordovan Pyralid, Cordovan Acrobasis
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- Acrobasis juglandisPecan Leaf Casebearer
- Acrobasis nuxvorellaPecan Nut Casebearer
- Acrobasis stigmellaHickory Bud-and-Shoot Borer
- Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
- Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
- Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
- Acronicta ovataOvate Dagger, Epauleted Oak Dagger
- Adoneta spinuloidesPurple-Crested Slug
- Allotria elonymphaFalse Underwing
- Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
- Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
- Amorpha juglandisWalnut Sphinx
- Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
- Anania tertialisCrowned Anania, Crowned Phlyctaenia
- Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
- Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
- Anisota stigmaSpiny Oakworm Moth, Stigma Moth
- Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
- Apoda biguttataShagreened Slug Moth
- Apoda y-inversumYellow-Collared Slug Moth
- Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
- Archips georgianaFireworm, Georgia Leafroller
- Archips griseaGray Archips
- Archips infumatanaSmoked Leafroller Moth
- Archips rileyanaSouthern Ugly-Nest Caterpillar Moth
- Argyrotaenia juglandanaHickory Leafroller
- Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Baileya dormitansSleeping Baileya
- Baileya levitansPale Baileya
- Baileya ophthalmicaEyed Baileya
- Besma endropiariaStraw Besma
- Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
- Blastobasis glandulellaAcorn Moth
- Bleptina caradrinalisBent-Winged Owlet, Variable Snout
- Callima argenticinctellaOrange-Headed Epicallima
- Callosamia anguliferaTulip-Tree Silkmoth
- Cameraria caryaefoliellaPecan Leafminer Moth, Hickory Blotchminer
- Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
- Catocala agrippinaAgrippina Underwing
- Catocala angusiAngus Underwing
- Catocala consorsThe Consort
- Catocala dejectaDejected Underwing
- Catocala epioneEpione Underwing
- Catocala flebilisMourning Underwing
- Catocala habilisHabilis Underwing
- Catocala insolabilisInconsolable Underwing
- Catocala judithJudith's Underwing
- Catocala lacrymosaTearful Underwing
- Catocala luctuosaYellow-Fringed Underwing, Hulst's Underwing Moth
- Catocala maestosaSad Underwing
- Catocala nebulosaClouded Underwing
- Catocala neogamaThe Bride
- Catocala obscuraObscure Underwing
- Catocala palaeogamaOldwife Underwing
- Catocala piatrixThe Penitent, Penitent Underwing
- Catocala residuaResidua Underwing
- Catocala retectaYellow-Grey Underwing
- Catocala robinsoniiRobinson's Underwing
- Catocala sapphoSappho Underwing
- Catocala serenaSerene Underwing
- Catocala similisSimilar Underwing
- Catocala subnataYouthful Underwing
- Catocala ulalumeUlalume Underwing
- Catocala viduaWidow Underwing
- Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
- Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
- Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
- Cenopis pettitanaMaple-Basswood Leafroller Moth
- Chaetaglaea sericeaSilky Sallow
- Charadra deridensThe Laugher
- Chionodes fuscomaculellaWhite-Spotted Chionodes
- Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
- Cissusa spadixBlack-Dotted Brown
- Cleora sublunariaDouble-Lined Gray
- Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
- Coleophora laticornellaPecan Cigar Casebearer
- Colocasia flavicornisYellowhorn, Saddled Yellowhorn
- Cossula magnificaPecan Carpenterworm Moth
- Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
- Cydia caryanaHickory Shuckworm, Pecan Shuckworm
- Dasychira basiflavaYellow-Based Tussock Moth
- Dasychira leucophaeaPeppered Tussock Moth
- Dasychira meridionalisSouthern Tussock Moth
- Dasychira obliquataStreaked Tussock Moth
- Dasychira tephraTephra Tussock Moth
- Dasylophia thyatiroidesGray-Patched Prominent
- Datana angusiiAngus's Datana
- Datana integerrimaWalnut Caterpillar Moth
- Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
- Dichomeris georgiellaGeorgia Dichomeris
- Dichomeris inversellaInversed Dichomeris
- Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
- Ennomos magnariaMaple Spanworm Moth, Notchwing Geometer
- Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
- Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
- Euchlaena amoenariaDeep Yellow Euchlaena
- Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
- Eulogia ochrifrontellaBroad-Banded Eulogia
- Eupsilia cirripaleaFranclemont's Sallow
- Eupsilia sidusSidus Sallow
- Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
- Euzophera semifuneralisAmerican Plum Borer
- Gesta juvenalisJuvenal's Duskywing
- Gretchena bollianaPecan Bud Moth
- Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
- Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
- Hydrelia inornataUnadorned Carpet
- Hypagyrtis estherEsther Moth
- Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
- Hypena baltimoralisBaltimore Bomolocha, Baltimore Snout
- Hypena madefactalisGray-Edged Bomolocha, Gray-Edged Snout
- Hyperstrotia nana[White-Lined Graylet applied to Hyperstrotia villificans]
- Hyperstrotia sectaBlack-Patched Graylet
- Hyperstrotia villificansWhite-Lined Graylet
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Immyrla nigrovittellaBlack-Banded Immyrla
- Iridopsis defectariaBrown-Shaded Gray, Willow Looper
- Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
- Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
- Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
- Isa textulaCrowned Slug
- Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
- Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
- Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
- Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
- Larisa subsolanaDark-Based Larisa
- Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
- Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
- Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
- Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
- Lithophane patefactaDiomorphic Pinion, Branded Pinion
- Lithophane petulcaWanton Pinion
- Lithophane querqueraShivering Pinion
- Lochmaeus bilineataDouble-Lined Prominent
- Lochmaeus manteoVariable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
- Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
- Lytrosis permagnariaGray Lytrosis
- Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
- Macrurocampa marthesiaMottled Prominent
- Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
- Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
- Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
- Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
- Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
- Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
- Monoleuca semifasciaPin-Striped Vermilion Slug
- Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
- Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
- Morrisonia latexFluid Arches, Fluid Mamestra
- Morrisonia mucensGray Woodgrain
- Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
- Natada nasoniNason's Slug Moth
- Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
- Nemoria lixariaRed-Bordered Emerald
- Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
- Oedemasia leptinoidesBlack-Blotched Schizura
- Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
- Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
- Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Orthodes detractaDisparaged Arches, Disparaged Groundcat
- Orthosia alurinaGray Quaker
- Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
- Orthosia revictaSubdued Quaker
- Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
- Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
- Panopoda carneicostaBrown Panopoda, Hickory Panopoda
- Panopoda rufimargoRed-Lined Panopoda
- Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Parallelia bistriarisMaple Looper Moth
- Parasa chlorisSmaller Parasa, Green Slug Moth
- Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
- Peridea angulosaAngulose Prominent
- Perimede erransellaGray Perimede
- Phaeoura quernariaOak Beauty Moth
- Phigalia denticulataToothed Phigalia
- Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
- Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
- Philonome clemensellaClemens' Philonome
- Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
- Phyllonorycter caryaealbellaPecan Blotchminer Moth
- Plagodis phlogosariaStraight-Lined Plagodis
- Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
- Pococera asperatellaMaple Webworm
- Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
- Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
- Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
- Psaphida electilisChosen Sallow
- Psaphida resumensFigure-Eight Sallow
- Psaphida rolandiRoland's Sallow
- Psaphida styracisFawn Sallow
- Pseudexentera cressonianaShagbark Hickory Leafroller
- Psilocorsis cryptolechiellaBlack-Fringed Leaftier
- Psilocorsis reflexellaDotted Leaftier Moth
- Renia factiosalisSociable Renia, Undulate Renia, Dark-Banded Renia
- Rifargia subrotataSmall Heterocampa
- Satyrium caryaevorusHickory Hairstreak
- Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
- Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
- Scolecocampa liburnaDead-Wood Borer
- Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
- Sparganothis caryaeNetted Sparganothis
- Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
- Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
- Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
- Stigmella juglandifoliellaPecan Serpentine Leafminer
- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Synanthedon geliformisPecan Bark Borer Moth
- Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
- Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Tortricidia flexuosaAbbreviated Button Slug Moth
- Tortricidia testaceaEarly Button Slug
- Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
- Xystopeplus rufagoRed-Winged Sallow
- Zale minereaColorful Zale
- Zanclognatha laevigataVariable Zanclognatha, Variable Fan-Foot
- Acrobasis caulivorella
- Acrobasis cunulae
- Acrobasis elyi
- Acrobasis evanescentella
- Acrobasis tumidulella
- Agonopterix eupatoriiella
- Blastobasis taurusella
- Conchylodes diphteralis
- Coptodisca lucifluella
- Dichomeris ventrellus
- Eupsilia schweitzeri
- Gretchena concubitana
- Pseudexentera hodsoni
- Stigmella caryaefoliella
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Carya
- Campephilus principalisIvory-billed Woodpecker
- Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Flower color
- Red
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Red” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Light · “Part shade” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- primary_flower_color · “red” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Soil · “Dry” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Also known as
Black Hickory
Conservation status
| Georgia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| GA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- Georgia occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications