Chionodes hapsus
Hodges, 1999
Chionodes hapsus is a small in the , described by Hodges in 1999. It occurs across the eastern and central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. The is associated with oak forests, where its feed on oak and bur oak.
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Habitat
Oak forests and woodlands, associated with trees Quercus alba and Quercus macrocarpa.
Distribution
Eastern and central North America: southern Ontario (Canada), and United States records from New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Diet
feed on Quercus alba ( oak) and Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak). diet unknown.
Host Associations
- Quercus alba - larval oak
- Quercus macrocarpa - larval bur oak
Ecological Role
; consume oak foliage, contributing to in oak woodland .
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Taxonomic history
Described by Ronald B. Hodges in 1999. The specific epithet 'hapsus' is derived from Greek.