Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Cucurbita

Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Diaphania hyalinataMelonworm Moth
Diaphania nitidalisPickleworm Moth
Eichlinia cucurbitaeSquash Vine Borer
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart
Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Proxenus mirandaMiranda Moth, Glistening Rustic

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Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Cucurbita

Xenoglossa strenua

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

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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