Table Mountain Pine

Pinus pungens

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

142CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Pinus

Eacles imperialisImperial Moth
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Anatrachyntis badiaFlorida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
Argyrotaenia tabulanaLodgepole Needletier
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Battaristis vittellaOrange Striped-Back Moth

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Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
Calosima dianellaEastern Pine Catkin Borer Moth
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Caripeta aretariaSouthern Pine Looper Moth
Caripeta divisataGray Spruce Looper Moth
Celypha nr.Celypha Moth
Choristoneura conflictanaLarge Aspen Tortrix
Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
Choristoneura pinusJack Pine Budworm
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Citheronia sepulcralisPine-Devil Moth
Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
Coleotechnites canusellaBanded Jack-Pine Needleminer Moth
Corticivora parvaBronze-Banded Corticivora
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Cydia ingensLongleaf Pine Seedworm Moth
Cydia toreutaEastern Pine Seedworm
Dasychira mantoRusty Tussock Moth, Manto Tussock Moth
Decantha boreasellaReticulated Decantha Moth
Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
Dioryctria amatellaSouthern Pine Coneworm
Dioryctria clarioralisBlister Coneworm
Dioryctria disclusaWebbing Coneworm
Dioryctria ebeliSouth Coastal Coneworm
Dioryctria merkeliLoblolly Pineconeworm
Dioryctria taedivorellaLesser Loblolly Pineconeworm Moth
Dioryctria yatesiMountain Pineconeworm Moth
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Euchlaena madusariaScrub Euchlaena
Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
Eucopina cocanaShortleaf Pine Cone Borer
Eucopina monitoranaRed Pinecone Borer
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Exoteleia chillcottiChilcott's Coleotechnites Moth
Exoteleia pinifoliellaPine Needle Miner
Feralia jocosaJocose Sallow, The Joker
Feralia majorMajor Sallow, Pine Sallow
Givira annaAnna Carpenterworm Moth
Givira francescaFrancesca Carpenterworm Moth
Hydriomena renunciataRenounced Hydriomena
Hydriomena transfigurataTransfigured Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis estherEsther Moth
Hypagyrtis piniataPine Measuringworm Moth, Pine Variant
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hypoprepia miniataScarlet-Winged Lichen Moth
Hypsopygia intermedialisRed-Shawled Moth
Iridopsis vellivolataLarge Purplish Gray
Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
Lapara coniferarumSouthern Pine Sphinx
Lapara phaeobrachycerousBrou's Sphinx
Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
Lithophane lepidaPine Pinion
Macaria bicolorataBicolored Angle
Macaria bisignataRed-Headed Inchworm
Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
Macaria granitataGranite Moth
Macaria minorataMinor Angle
Macaria pinistrobataWhite Pine Angle
Macaria sanfordiSanford's Angle
Macaria signariaPale-Marked Angle, Spruce-Fir Looper, Dusky Peacock
Macaria transitariaBlurry Chocolate Angle
Melanocinclis lineigeraLined Melanocinclis
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Metanema inatomariaPale Metanema
Moodna ostrinellaDarker Moodna
Moodna pallidostrinellaPaler Moodna
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Panthea acronyctoidesBlack Zigzag, Tufted Spruce Caterpillar
Panthea furcillaEastern Panthea, Tufted Pine Panthea
Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Pococera melanogrammosBlack-Letter Pococera
Pococera robustellaPine Webworm
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Retinia gemistrigulanaGray Retinia
Retinia taedanaSouthern Pitch-Blister Moth
Rhyacionia busckanaRed Pine Tip Moth, Red Pine Shoot Borer
Rhyacionia frustranaNantucket Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia rigidanaPitch-Pine Tip Moth
Rhyacionia subtropicaPine Tip Moth, Subtropical Pine Tip Moth
Satronia tantillaSouthern Pine Catkinworm
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Synanthedon piniPitch Mass Borer
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
Syngrapha rectangulaSalt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tolype notialisSmall Tolype
Virbia aurantiacaOrange Virbia, Orange Holomelina
Xestia badicollisWhite Pine Cutworm, Northern Variable Dart, White Pine Dart, Northern Pine Dart
Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
Zale bethuneiBethune's Zale
Zale buchholziBuchholz's Zale
Zale confusaConfused Zale
Zale curemaBlack-Eyed Zale, Northeastern Pine Zale
Zale duplicataPine False Looper, Banded Zale
Zale helataBrown-Spotted Zale
Zale metataFawn Virginia Pine Zale
Zale metatoidesWashed-Out Zale
Zale obliquaOblique Zale
Zale squamularisGray-Banded Zale
Zale submedianaGray Spring Zale
Zanclognatha dentataToothed Zanclognatha, Toothed Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha marthaPine Barrens Zanclognatha, Pine Barrens Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha protumnusalisConifer Zanclognatha, Complex Fan-Foot
Zelleria haimbachiPine Needle Sheathminer
Basicladus celibata
Coleotechnites condignella
Dioryctria taedae
Rhyacionia aktita
Xenotemna pallorana

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

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Pinus

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

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

15BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Alectoris chukarChukar
Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Conuropsis carolinensisCarolina Parakeet
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusPinyon Jay
Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey

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Nucifraga columbianaClark's Nutcracker
Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhynchaThick-billed Parrot
Setophaga pinusPine Warbler

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: Pinaceae
Hardiness: Zones 5a–7b
Soil pH: Acidic to neutral
Flower color: Yellow
Growth habit: Single stem
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Summer
Fruit ends: Fall

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “Yellow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 5a–7b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “About 50 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaves · “Evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Bur Pine; Table Mountain Pine

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G4
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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