List of Lepidoptera that feed on chestnut trees

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Chestnuts (Castanea species) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:

Monophagous[]

Species which feed exclusively on Castanea

Polyphagous[]

Species which feed on Castanea and other plants

External links[]

  • Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Castanea". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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