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Ecological relationships
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25CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Magnolia
- Callosamia prometheaPromethea Moth
- Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Callosamia anguliferaTulip-Tree Silkmoth
- Callosamia securiferaSweetbay Silkmoth, Carolina Silk Moth
- Cameraria hamadryadellaSolitary Oak Leafminer Moth
- Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree Beauty
- Episimus tyriusMaple Tip Borer
- Euzophera magnolialisMagnolia Borer
- Euzophera ostricolorellaTulip-Tree Borer, Root Collar borer
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- Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
- Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
- Morrisonia latexFluid Arches, Fluid Mamestra
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Papilio palamedesPalamedes Swallowtail
- Papilio polyxenesBlack Swallowtail, Celery Caterpillar, Fennel Worm, Desert Black Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Paralobesia cyclopianaSweetbay Seedpod Moth
- Paralobesia liriodendranaTulip-Tree Leaftier
- Phyllocnistis liriodendronellaMagnolia Serpentine Leafminer
- Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
- Paralobesia magnoliana
- Paralobesia parsaura
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Magnolia
- Campephilus principalisIvory-billed Woodpecker
- Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- MAGNOLIACEAE
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 |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- 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
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications