Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not native to South Carolina

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Cucumis

Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
Colias eurythemeOrange Sulphur, Alfalfa Butterfly
Diaphania hyalinataMelonworm Moth
Diaphania nitidalisPickleworm Moth
Eichlinia cucurbitaeSquash Vine Borer
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Feltia herilisMaster's Dart
Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Feltia subgothicaSubgothic Dart

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Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: CUCURBITACEAE

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

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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