Chionodes petalumensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Chionodes |
Species: | C. petalumensis
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Binomial name | |
Chionodes petalumensis Clarke, 1947
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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]