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. Sweet Chestnut Spanish Chestnut

  Foodplant for Acrocercops brongniardella, Catocala promissa, Coleophora anatipenella, 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; [IBT, 154]

  Foodplant for Coleophora leucochrysella, Dichomeris ligulella, D. ventrellus, Erynnis brizo, Machimia tentoriferella, Pseudexentera faracana, 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; [IBT, 156]
  • 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 argentea

  Foodplant for Poritia erycinoides

• Castanea mollissima

  Foodplant for Cydia kurokoi, Sphecodoptera rhynchioides, S. sheni, Synanthedon castanevora

• Castanea seguinii

  Foodplant for Parasarpa albomaculata

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