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Cypress-vine

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not native to South Carolina

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

47CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Ipomoea

  • Agrius cingulataPink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Sweet Potatoe Caterpillar
  • Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
  • Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
  • Amyna strictaEight-Spot Moth
  • Anomis flavaTropical Anomis Moth
  • Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
  • Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
  • Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
  • Elaphria chalcedoniaChalcedony Midget
  • Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
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  • Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
  • Eublemma rectaStraight-Lined Seed Moth
  • Euptoieta claudiaVariegated Fritillary, (?)Gulf Fritillary
  • Euzophera semifuneralisAmerican Plum Borer
  • Feltia herilisMaster's Dart
  • Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
  • Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
  • Hahncappsia mancalisCommon Hahncappsia
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Herpetogramma fluctuosalisGreater Sweetpotato Webworm
  • Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Hydriris ornatalisOrnate Hydriris
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Lascoria ambigualisAmbiguous Moth, Ambiguous Litter Moth
  • Marimatha nigrofimbriaBlack-Bordered Lemon
  • Marimatha tripunctaThree-Spotted Lemon
  • Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Ostrinia obumbratalisSmartweed Borer
  • Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
  • Patania silicalisHerbivorous Patania, Herbivorous Pleuroptya
  • Proxenus mirandaMiranda Moth, Glistening Rustic
  • Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
  • Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
  • Spragueia damaSouthern Spragueia
  • Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Cosmopterix astrapias
  • Cosmopterix gemmiferella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
3Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Ipomoea

  • Melitoma grisella
  • Melitoma marginella
  • Melitoma taurea
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
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Convolvulaceae
Hardiness
Zones 11a–12b
Flower color
Red

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Cypress Vine; Cypress vine

Conservation status

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

Conservation source Global and federal source

Sources