Quercus

Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

47CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Gleditsia

  • Epargyreus clarusSilver-spotted Skipper
  • Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
  • Agonopterix robiniellaFour-Dotted Agonopterix Moth, Locust Leaffolder
  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Catocala clintoniiClinton's Underwing
  • Catocala illectaMagdalen Underwing
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  • Catocala innubensThe Betrothed
  • Catocala minutaLittle Underwing
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Digrammia ocellinataFaint-Spotted Angle
  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
  • Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
  • Heliomata cycladataCommon Spring Moth, Stout Locust Looper
  • Heteropacha rileyanaRiley's Lappet Moth
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
  • Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
  • Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
  • Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Mellilla xanthometataOrange Wing
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
  • Pandemis lamprosanaWoodgrain Leafroller
  • Pococera asperatellaMaple Webworm
  • Rudenia leguminanaBlack-Tipped Rudenia Moth
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
  • Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
  • Spiloloma lunilineaMoon-Lined Moth
  • Syssphinx bicolorHoney Locust Moth
  • Syssphinx bisectaBisected Honey Locust Moth
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Tlascala reductellaTlascala Moth, Honey Locust Leafroller
  • Uresiphita reversalisGenista Caterpillar, Genista Cbroom Moth
  • Zale undularisBlack Zale
  • Agnippe biscolorella
  • Periploca gleditschiaeella
  • Pococera humerella
  • Sinoe robiniella
  • Theisoa pallidochrella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Flies 1
  • Rhamphomyia mutabilis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae
Hardiness
Zones 3a–8b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Yellow or green
Growth rate
Rapid
Growth habit
Single crown
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Spring
Fruit ends
Fall

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Honey Locust

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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