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Chionodes petalumensis

Synonyms: Chionodes raspyon

Wikipedia Abstract

Chionodes petalumensis is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America from southern British Columbia to California, Arizona and Colorado. Chionodes petalumensis caterpillars feed on oak leaves, including those of the Garry oak (Quercus garryana) and valley oak (Q. lobata). The species was first described from Petaluma, California.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus lobata (Californian White Oak)[1]

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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
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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