Plants that support Cecropia Moth
3 plants
Beaked Filbert
Corylus cornuta subsp. californica
shrub
Important larval host plant; caterpillar feeding April-June
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Bitter-berry
Prunus virginiana var. demissa
tree
Large caterpillars feed on foliage; overwinter as pupae in silk cocoons
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
shrub
Larval host plant; caterpillars feed on foliage May-Jul
Bay Area native