Bug FAQChionodes sevir
Chionodes sevir · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
Chionodes sevir is a moth that belongs to the Gelechiidae family. It lives in North America, recorded from Massachusetts down to Florida and west to Texas and Kentucky. The caterpillars tie together leaves of red oak species to feed.
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How to recognize it
Chionodes sevir is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.
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What it eats
The larvae feed by tying together leaves of red oak (Quercus) species.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes several U.S. states in the eastern and southern parts of the continent.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Texas, Connecticut.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the larvae of Chionodes sevir eat?
They are leaf-tiers that feed on leaves of red oak species.
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionodes_sevir
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