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Ecological relationships

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55CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Tsuga

Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
Argyrotaenia tabulanaLodgepole Needletier
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Callophrys gryneusOlive Hairstreak, Juniper Hairstreak, Nelson's Hairstreak
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Caripeta divisataGray Spruce Looper Moth
Chloropteryx tepperariaAngled-Winged Emerald
Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth

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Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Feralia jocosaJocose Sallow, The Joker
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hydriomena renunciataRenounced Hydriomena
Hypagyrtis piniataPine Measuringworm Moth, Pine Variant
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
Macaria bisignataRed-Headed Inchworm
Macaria fissinotataHemlock Angle
Macaria signariaPale-Marked Angle, Spruce-Fir Looper, Dusky Peacock
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Metalectra quadrisignataFour-Spotted Fungus Moth, 4-Spotted Fungus Moth
Morrisonia latexFluid Arches, Fluid Mamestra
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Panthea acronyctoidesBlack Zigzag, Tufted Spruce Caterpillar
Panthea furcillaEastern Panthea, Tufted Pine Panthea
Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
Plagodis fervidariaFervid Plagodis
Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Syngrapha rectangulaSalt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Xanthorhoe labradorensisLabrador Carpet, Packard’s Carpet
Xestia badicollisWhite Pine Cutworm, Northern Variable Dart, White Pine Dart, Northern Pine Dart
Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha dentataToothed Zanclognatha, Toothed Fan-Foot

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

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Tsuga

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

3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey

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 6a–7b
Flower color: Yellow
Growth rate: Slow
Growth habit: Single stem
Foliage color: Dark 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 · “Spring” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Flower color · “Yellow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Dark 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
Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 6a–7b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “30–70 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
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); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Good drainage; Moist” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “20–25 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Carolina Hemlock

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G3
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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