Chionodes petalumensis is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America from southern British Columbia to California, Arizona and Colorado.[2][3]

Chionodes petalumensis caterpillars feed on oak leaves, including those of the Garry oak (Quercus garryana)[4] and valley oak (Q. lobata).[5]

The species was first described from Petaluma, California.[6]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chionodes petalumensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Moths of California List.
  3. ^ Chionodes at funet
  4. ^ Tatum, J. B. Chionodes petalumensis. Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island. 2007.
  5. ^ C. petalumensis: Host plants. Natural History Museum, London.
  6. ^ Brown, J. W., et al. Catalog of the type specimens of Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Zootaxa 510. Auckland: Magnolia Press. 2004.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionodes_petalumensis
No tags for this post.