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Chionodes formosella (Spring Oak Leafroller)

Synonyms: Gelechia formosella; Gelechia vernella

Wikipedia Abstract

The spring oak leafroller (Chionodes formosella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to south-western Manitoba, south to Florida. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The larvae feed on oak species, particularly the red oak group. Recorded host plants include Quercus rubra, Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, but also Ostrya virginiana.
View Wikipedia Record: Chionodes formosella

Prey / Diet

Quercus alba (White Oak)[1]
Quercus douglasii (Blue Oak)[1]
Quercus lobata (Californian White Oak)[1]
Quercus macrocarpa (Burr Oak)[1]
Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0