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, Somena, Sthenopis purpurascens, Striglina cancellata, Teleiodes flavimaculella, Thyas juno, Trabala vishnou

• Castanea sativa Mill. Spanish Chestnut Sweet Chestnut

  • Castanea sativa; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Acrocercops brongniardella, Catocala promissa, Coleophora anatipennella, C. lutipennella, C. violacea, Hydrelia sylvata, Setora postornata, Synanthedon 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; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Coleophora leucochrysella, Dichomeris ligulella, D. ventrellus, Dyseriocrania griseocapitella, Erynnis brizo, Machimia tentoriferella, 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 pumila; [iNaturalist]
  • Castanea pumila; [IBT], 156; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  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 pumila floridana; [iNaturalist]
• Castanea argentea

  Foodplant for Poritia erycinoides

• Castanea mollissima

  • Castanea mollissima; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Cydia kurokoi, Dyseriocrania griseocapitella, Endoclita excrescens, E. nodus, Napialus hunanensis, N. jiangxiensis, Parasarpa albomaculata, Sphecodoptera rhynchioides, S. sheni, Synanthedon castanevora

• Castanea seguinii

  • Castanea seguinii; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Parasarpa albomaculata

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