Quercus

Eriobotrya japonica

Eriobotrya japonica

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Ecological relationships

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12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Eriobotrya

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
  • Anatrachyntis badiaFlorida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
  • Anatrachyntis rileyiPink Scavanger Caterpillar
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
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  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
ROSACEAE

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

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankNot available
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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