The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lonicera maackii in the Russian Far East and China, as well as Lonicera japonica and Patrinia scabiosaefolia in Korea
Lonicera xylosteum | Camellia japonica | Lonicera japonica | Cleyera japonica | Lonicera caerulea | Fallopia japonica | ''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica'' | Saccharina japonica | Fatsia japonica | ''Saccharina japonica'' (species synonym ''Laminaria japonica'') | Ranzania japonica | Prunus japonica | Orostachys japonica | Lonicera periclymenum | Kumba japonica | Kerria japonica | Julia japonica | Inioteuthis japonica | Fauna Japonica | Fagus japonica | ''Ehretia dicksoni'' var. ''japonica'' | Apis cerana japonica |
Of the plants that can successfully compete with kudzu, many are other invasive species such as the Chinese privet and the Japanese honeysuckle.
The larvae are considered a pest on various crops and herbaceous garden plants, including Medicago sativa, Daucus carota, Lactuca sativa, Lonicera japonica, Sclerolaena muricata, Pelargonium x zonale, Mentha spicata and Rumex species.
Nearly all of Santa Clara is abundant in the introduced Rubus ulmifolius, Aristotelia chilensis, Ugni molinae, Lantana camara and Lonicera japonica.
Like many other natural areas in the eastern United States, the forest has a significant problem with invasive exotics, including tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), autumn olive (Eleagnus umbellata), Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa).