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52CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Ribes

Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Alcathoe caudataClematis Borer, Clematis Clearwing Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apamea amputatrixYellow-Headed Cutworm Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper

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Carposina fernaldanaCurrant Fruitworm Moth
Cepphis armatariaScallop Moth
Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Dichorda iridariaShowy Emerald
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Eupsilia tristigmataThree-Spotted Sallow, Brown Fruitworm
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Limenitis arthemisBanded Purple, Red-Spotted Admiral
Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
Lithophane tepidaWarm Gray Pinion, White-Eyes Pinion
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Pseudopostega quadristrigellaGooseberry Barkminer
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticariaFalse Crocus Geometer
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Zophodia grossulariellaGooseberry Fruitworm Moth
Carposina ottawana
Opostegoides scioterma

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

12BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Alectoris chukarChukar
Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia currucoidesMountain Bluebird
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird

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Vireo griseusWhite-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

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

Growing and identification

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Family: GROSSULARIACEAE

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

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

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