Quercus

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

12CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Dahlia

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Achatodes zeaeElder Shoot Border Moth, Spindele Worm, Cornstalk Borer
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
  • Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
  • Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Pyrausta tyralisCoffee-Loving Pyrausta
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  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
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
ASTERACEAE

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

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankNot available
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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