Moth Photographers Group – Hyphantria cunea

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Erebidae

930319 – 8140 Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Asteraceae Aquifoliaceae Berberidaceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Buxaceae Cannabaceae[Ulmaceae] Cannaceae Caprifoliaceae .. Host genera: Acer Aesculus Ailanthus Alcea Alnus Althaea Amelanchier Arbutus Asimina Berberis Betula Buxus Campsis Canna Caragana Carpinus Catalpa Carya Castanea Celtis Cephalanthus Cercis Chaenactis Chamaecyparis... Notes: polyphagous, over 400 host plants (Schowalter & Ring 2017a); wide variety of woody plants (Powell & Opler 2009); variety of hardwood shrubs & trees (Crabo et al 2014); leaves (Ree & Knutson 1997). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	cunea (Drury, 1773) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8140 brunnea Strecker, 1900 (Hyphantria) budea (Hübner, 1823) (Cycnia) candida (Walker, 1865) (Spilosoma) liturata (Goeze, 1781) (Phalaena) mutans (Walker, 1856) (Spilosoma) pallida (Packard, 1864) (Arctia) pictipupa Fitch, 1857 (Hyphantria) punctata Fitch, 1857 (Hyphantria) punctatissima (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) suffusa Strecker, 1900 (Hyphantria) textor Harris, 1828 (Hyphantria)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.20m, 47.21m; p. 270. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist