Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Fagaceae

Foodplants for Aglia japonica, Agnidra scabiosa, Bucculatrix demaryella, Calliteara lunulata, Cossus cossus, Dystebenna stephensi, Garella ruficirra, Hemithea aestivaria, Hexafrenum leucodera, H. sikkima, Lymantria dispar japonica, Marumba sperchius, M. sperchius sperchius, Paraclemensia incerta, Phalerodonta bombycina, Phrixolepia sericea, Plagodis pulveraria, Selepa celtis, Striglina cancellata, Teleiodes flavimaculella, Thyas juno, Trabala vishnou

• Castanea sativa Mill. Spanish Chestnut Sweet Chestnut

  Foodplant for Acrocercops brongniardella, Catocala promissa, Coleophora anatipennella, C. lutipennella, C. violacea, Ectoedemia albifasciella, E. subbimaculella, Hydrelia sylvata, Setora postornata, Stigmella basiguttella, S. samiatella, Synanthedon codeti, S. vespiformis, Teleiodes flavimaculella, T. luculella, Timocratica palpalis

• Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. from (Maine - Michigan) - to (Delaware, Tennessee) - NA.Georgia, Alabama. See [maps] Chestnut

  • Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.

  • Castanea dentata; [IBT], 154

  Foodplant for Coleophora leucochrysella, Dichomeris ligulella, D. ventrellus, Dyseriocrania griseocapitella, Erynnis brizo, Machimia tentoriferella, Pseudexentera haracana, Psilocorsis cryptolechiella, P. quercicella, Synanthedon castaneae, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

• Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. from (New Jersey, Pennsylvania - Tennessee, Arkansas) - to (Florida - Texas). See [maps] Chinquapin

  • Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

  • Castanea pumila; [IBT], 156

  Foodplant for Dyseriocrania griseocapitella

  • var. ashei Sudw. SE.Virginia - Florida - E.Texas Ashe Chinquapin
• Castanea alnifolia Nutt. -. See [maps]
  • var. floridana Sarg. North Carolina - N.Florida, SE.Louisiana Florida Chinquapin

    • Castanea alnifolia var. floridana; [IBT], 158
    • Castanea floridana Sarg.;
• Castanea argentea

  Foodplant for Poritia erycinoides

• Castanea mollissima

  Foodplant for Cydia kurokoi, Dyseriocrania griseocapitella, Parasarpa albomaculata, Sphecodoptera rhynchioides, S. sheni, Synanthedon castanevora

• Castanea seguinii

  Foodplant for Parasarpa albomaculata

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