Chionodes petalumensis explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
2. http://essigdb.berkeley.edu/calmoth_species_list.html Moths of California List.
3. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/chionodes/ Chionodes at funet
4. Tatum, J. B. Chionodes petalumensis. Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island. 2007.
5. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=10255&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genus=chionodes&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=111&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d90%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dchionodes%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=index%2edsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d90%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dchionodes%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith C. petalumensis: Host plants.
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.