Hillside Blueberry

Vaccinium pallidum

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

218CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Vaccinium

Abagrotis alternataGreater Red Dart, Mottled Grey Cutworm
Abagrotis anchocelioidesBlueberry Budworm Moth
Abagrotis brunneipennisYankee Dart
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acleris curvalanaBlueberry Leaftier Moth
Acleris maculidorsanaStained-Back Leafroller Moth
Acleris minutaLesser Apple Leaf Folder, Yellowheaded Fireworm
Acleris viburnana"North American" Schaller's Acleris
Acrobasis vacciniiCranberry Fruitworm

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Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta dolliDoll's Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
Acronicta noctivagaNight-Wandering Dagger, Burglar Dagger
Acronicta tritonaGray Dagger, Triton Dagger
Agnorisma bugraiCollared Dart
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anagrapha falciferaCelery Looper Moth
Anania tertialisCrowned Anania, Crowned Phlyctaenia
Anaplectoides prasinaGreen Arches Dart
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Ancylis muricanaRed-Headed Ancylis
Antaeotricha leucillanaWell-Marked Leaf Tier, Pale Gray Bird-Dropping Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips georgianaFireworm, Georgia Leafroller
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Arctia parthenosSt. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Argyrotaenia marianaGray-Banded Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Aroga trialbamaculellaRed-Striped Fireworm Moth
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Caenurgina erechteaClover Looper Moth, Common Grass Moth, Forage Looper
Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
Callophrys henriciHenry's Elfin
Caloptilia belfragellaDogwood Caloptilia
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Catocala andromedaeAndromeda Underwing
Catocala gracilisGraceful Underwing
Catocala sordidaSordid Underwing
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
Cenopis pettitanaMaple-Basswood Leafroller Moth
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cerastis fishiiFish's Dart
Cerastis tenebriferaReddish Speckled Dart
Chaetaglaea sericeaSilky Sallow
Chloropteryx tepperariaAngled-Winged Emerald
Choristoneura conflictanaLarge Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Chrysanympha formosaFormosa Looper Moth, Beautiful Looper
Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Coelodasys apicalisPlain Schizura
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Cyclophora pendulinariaSweetfern Geometer
Darapsa choerilusAzalea Sphinx
Dasychira basiflavaYellow-Based Tussock Moth
Dasychira obliquataStreaked Tussock Moth
Datana drexeliiDrexel's Datana
Datana majorMajor Datana, Azalea Caterpillar
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Diarsia rubiferaRed Dart
Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Egira alternansAlternate Woodling
Elaphria grataGrateful Midget
Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Eubaphe mendicaThe Beggar
Euchlaena johnsonariaJohnson's Euchlaena
Euchlaena madusariaScrub Euchlaena
Euchlaena serrataThe Saw-Wing
Eucirroedia pampinaScalloped Sallow
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eueretagrotis attentusAttentive Dart
Eueretagrotis perattentusTwo-Spot Dart
Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eulithis explanataWhite Eulithis
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Eupsilia sidusSidus Sallow
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Euxoa detersaRubbed Dart, Sandhill Cutworm
Euxoa redimiculaFillet Dart
Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Fishia illocataWandering Brocade
Glena cribratariaDotted Gray
Grapholita packardiCherry Fruit Worm
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Hemaris diffinisSnowberry Clearwing
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
Lacanobia grandisGrand Arches
Lacanobia subjunctaSpeckled Arches, Subdues Arches, Harnessed Mamestra, Speckled Cutworm Moth, Grand Arches?(incorrectly)
Lacinipolia loreaBridled Arches, Bridle Groundcat
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Limenitis archippusViceroy
Limenitis arthemisBanded Purple, Red-Spotted Admiral
Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane baileyiBailey's Pinion
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lithophane patefactaDiomorphic Pinion, Branded Pinion
Lithophane petulcaWanton Pinion
Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
Lycophotia phyllophoraBrick Dart, Leafy Dart
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Macrochilo orciferalisStreaked Fan-Foot, Bronzy Macrochilo
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Megalopyge pyxidiferaYellow Flannel Moth
Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Melanomma auricinctariaGold-Lined Melanomma
Metarranthis amyrisariaX
Metarranthis duariaRuddy Metarranthis
Metarranthis hypochrariaCommon Metarranthis
Metarranthis obfirmariaYellow-Washed Metarranthis
Metaxaglaea inultaUnsalted Sallow, Viburnum Sallow
Metaxaglaea semitariaFootpath Sallow
Metaxaglaea viaticaRoadside Sallow
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Morrisonia evictaBicolored Woodgrain
Morrisonia mucensGray Woodgrain
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Ochropleura implectaAmerican Flame-Shouldered Dart
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Olethreutes appendiceumServiceberry Leafroller
Olethreutes lacunanomLacuna Moth
Olethreutes permundanaRaspberry Leafroller
Operophtera bruceataBruce Spanworm
Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthodes detractaDisparaged Arches, Disparaged Groundcat
Orthosia garmaniGarman's Quaker
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Packardia geminataJeweled Tail Slug Moth
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Pangrapta decoralisDecorated Owlet
Paonias astylusHuckleberry Sphinx
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Paraclemensia acerifoliellaMaple Leafcutter, Maple Case-Bearer
Parasa chlorisSmaller Parasa, Green Slug Moth
Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
Phalaenostola metonalisPale Epidelta, Pale Phalaenostola
Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Phlogophora irisOlive Angle Shades
Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
Phyllonorycter diversellaHuckleberry Leafminer
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Polia nimbosaStormy Arches
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Protolampra brunneicollisBrown-Collared Dart
Pseudohermonassa bicarneaPink-Spotted Dart
Pyrgus centaureaeGrizzled Skipper
Rhopobota naevanaBlackheaded Fireworm, Holly Bud Moth, Holly Tortrix
Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
Seirarctia echoEcho Moth
Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Sparganothis unifascianaOne-Lined Sparganothis
Sphinx canadensisCanadian Sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarumWild Cherry Sphinx
Sphinx gordiusApple Sphinx
Spiramater lutraDarling Mamestra, Splashed Arches, Otter Spiramater, Otter Arches
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Sunira bicoloragoBicolored Sallow
Sutyna privataCheckered Sallow, Private Sallow
Thalera pistasciariaPistachio Emerald
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tortricidia testaceaEarly Button Slug
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dilucidaDull Reddish Dart, Reddish Heath Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Xestia normanianusNorman's Dart
Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
Xystopeplus rufagoRed-Winged Sallow
Zale aeruginosaGreen-Dusted Zale
Zomaria interruptolineanaBroken-Lined Zomaria
Aroga argutiola
Cenopis karacana
Dichomeris vacciniella
Hyppa contrasta
Pseudexentera vaccinii
Rhopobota finitimana
Sciota crassifasciella
Stigmella corylifoliella

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

52BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Vaccinium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

8Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Vaccinium

Andrena bradleyi
Andrena carolina
Colletes ultravalidus
Colletes validus
Melitta americana
Melitta eickworti
Osmia virga
Panurginus atramontensis

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

22BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Calcarius lapponicusLapland Longspur
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Catharus fuscescensVeery
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Contopus virensEastern Wood-Pewee
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush

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Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
Lagopus leucuraWhite-tailed Ptarmigan
Lagopus mutaRock Ptarmigan
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Spizelloides arboreaAmerican Tree Sparrow
Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Ericaceae
Hardiness: Zones 5a–9b
Soil pH: Acidic
Flower color: White

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Spring” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Flower color · “White” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 5a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Good drainage; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Hillside Blueberry; Lowbush Blueberry

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S5
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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