Quercus

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

Not native to Kentucky

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Ecological relationships

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107CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Pyrus

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Acleris minutaLesser Apple Leaf Folder, Yellowheaded Fireworm
  • Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
  • Acrobasis vacciniiCranberry Fruitworm
  • Acronicta clarescensClear Dagger
  • Acronicta fragilisFragile Dagger
  • Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
  • Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
  • Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
  • Acronicta radcliffeiRadcliffe's Dagger
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  • Acronicta superansSplendid Dagger, Chieftain Dagger
  • Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
  • Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Antepione thisoariaVariable Antepione
  • Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
  • Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
  • Archips griseaGray Archips
  • Archips semiferanusOak Leafroller Moth
  • Argyrotaenia marianaGray-Banded Leafroller Moth
  • Automeris ioIo Moth
  • Balsa malanaMany-Dotted Balsa, Many-Dotted Appleworm
  • Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
  • Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
  • Catocala crataegiHawthorne Underwing, Thorn Underwing
  • Catocala gryneaWoody Underwing
  • Catocala ultroniaUltronia Underwing
  • Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
  • Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
  • Cerma cerinthaTufted Bird-Dropping Moth, Cherry Agate
  • Choristoneura fractivittanaBroken-Banded Leafroller, Lined Corn-Borer Moth
  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Coleophora multipulvellaApple Pistol Casebearer, Pistol Casebearer Moth
  • Coptodisca splendoriferellaResplendent Shield Bearer
  • Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
  • Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
  • Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
  • Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
  • Eumarozia malachitanaSculptured Moth
  • Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
  • Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
  • Euxoa tessellataTessellate Dart, Striped Cutworm
  • Euzophera semifuneralisAmerican Plum Borer
  • Grapholita prunivoraLesser Apple Worm
  • Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
  • Hedya chionosemaTwin-Spotted Budworm, White-Spotted Hedya
  • Hedya nr.Large Bud Moth, Green Bud Moth, Off-White Hedya
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
  • Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
  • Limenitis archippusViceroy
  • Limenitis arthemisBanded Purple, Red-Spotted Admiral
  • Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
  • Lithophane groteiGrote's Pinion, Green Fruit Worm
  • Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
  • Lithophane laticinereaBroad Ashen Pinion, Russet Spotted Pinion, Triple-Spotted Pinion
  • Lithophane unimodaDowdy Pinion
  • Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
  • Lyonetia prunifoliellaStriped Bent-wing
  • Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
  • Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
  • Marmara elotellaApple Barkminer
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
  • Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
  • Olethreutes malanaSlender Brown Budworm, Malana Leafroller
  • Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
  • Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
  • Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
  • Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
  • Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
  • Parornix geminatellaUnspotted Leaf Miner, Unspotted Tentiform Leafminer
  • Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
  • Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
  • Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
  • Phyllonorycter crataegellaApple Leaf Miner, Apple Blotch Leafminer, Apple Leafblotch Miner
  • Plagodis phlogosariaStraight-Lined Plagodis
  • Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
  • Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
  • Pseudexentera maliPale Apple Budworm, Pale Apple Leafroller
  • Psorosina hammondiApple Leaf Skeletonizar
  • Pyrausta phoenicealisPhoenicean Pyrausta, Perilla Leafroller
  • Rhopobota naevanaBlackheaded Fireworm, Holly Bud Moth, Holly Tortrix
  • Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
  • Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Synanthedon pictipesLesser Peachtree Borer Moth
  • Synanthedon pyriApple Bark Borer, Pear Borer
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Tolype velledaLarge Tolype, Large Lappet Moth, Vellada Lappet Moth
  • Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
  • Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
  • Bucculatrix pomifoliella
  • Parornix quadripunctella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Pyrus

  • Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
  • Catharus fuscescensVeery
  • Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Rosaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Soil pH
Neutral
Flower color
Yellow or white
Growth rate
Rapid
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Summer

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Common Pear

Conservation status

Kentucky rankSNA
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources