In Howard County Bonnie Ott documented Cecropia Moth caterpillars on Black Cherry. Other host plants include Tulip Poplar, Wax Myrtle, Sweetgum, Staghorn Sumac, Smooth Sumac, White Meadowsweet, White Oak, American Basswood, and Blue Huckleberry (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
Regional declines may be due to parasitism by the tachnid fly Compsilura concinnata, which has been introduced as a biocontrol for Gypsy Moths (BugGuide).
There are 112 records in the project database.
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