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Quercus L.

Tammet Oaks
Quercus [BONAP]
Quercus [DVF]
Quercus (Fagaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Acleris affinatana, A. delicatana, A. ferrugana, A. quercinana, A. rhombana, A. sparsana, Acrobasis blanchardorum, A. consociella, A. minimella, A. sodalella, Acronicta euphorbiae, Actias selene, Agnidra scabiosa, Agonopterix ocellana, Agriopis marginaria, Agrochola macilenta, Aleimma loeflingiana, Amphipyra pyramidea, Anisota oslari, A. peigleri, A. virginiensis, Antheraea assamensis, A. korintjiana, A. pernyi, A. polyphemus, A. yamamai, Antigius attilia, A. butleri, Apyrrothrix arizonae, Arge rustica, Argyresthia glaucinella, Artace cribrarius, Asphalia ruficollis, Atypha (noctua) pulmonaris, Automeris randa, Campaea margaritata, Carcina quercana, Catastega timidella, Catephia alchymista, C. alchymista, Catocala conversa, C. dilecta, C. diversa, C. fraxini, C. fulminea, C. neonympha?, C. nymphagoga, C. promissa, Ceratomia undulosa, Cerura delavoiei, Chlorissa (geometra) viridata, Cicinnus melsheimeri, Clethrophora distincta, Coleophora anatipenella, C. currucipennella, C. flavipennella, C. ibipennella, C. kuehnella, C. lutipennella, Colotois pennaria, Conistra (noctua) vaccinii, C. erythrocephala, C. rubiginea, C. rubiginosa, Conobathra repandana, Cosmia (noctua) affinis, C. calami, C. camptostigma, C. pyralina, Cricula trifenestrata, Croesia leechi, Cyclophora (geometra) porata, C. pendularia, C. puppillaria, C. quercimontaria, C. ruficiliaria, C. suppunctaria, Cydia splendana, Cymatophorima diluta, Dasychira basiflava, D. cinnamomea, D. dorsipennata, D. leucophaea, D. meridionalis, D. obliquata, D. tephra, Degmaptera mirabilis, Dicycla oo, Diurnea lipsiella, Drepana binaria, D. uncinula, Drymonia dodonaea, D. obliterata, D. querna, D. ruficornis, D. velitaris, Eacles imperialis, Egira curialis, Elegia similella, Eriogaster rimicola, Erynnis brizo, E. tristis, Euhampsonia roepkei, Eupithecia irriguata, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Favonius cognatus latifasciatus, F. jezoensis, F. orientalis, F. saphirinus, F. ultramarinus, Garella ruficirra, Gastropacha quercifolia, Gloveria gargamelle, Grammodes stolida, Harpyia milhauseri, H. powelli, Hemileuca lucina, Herminia grisealis, Heterogenea asella, Himella fidelis, Horithyatira kawamurae, Idia calvaria, Japonica saepestriata, Lacanobia w-latinum, Lacosoma arizonicum, L. chiridota, Lasiocampa trifolii trifolii, Leucodonta bicoloria, Limenitis trivena, Lithophane hemina, L. ornitopus, L. ornitopus, Lymantria dispar, L. mathura, L. monacha, Macrocilix maia, M. mysticata, Malacosoma californicum, M. constrictum, M. neustria, M. parallellum, M. tigris, Marumba quercus, M. sperchius, Meganola strigula, M. togatulalis, Mesogona acetosellae, Minucia lunaris, Mixochlora vittata, Negritothripa hampsoni, Nemoria arizonaria, N. bistriaria bistriaria, N. darwiniata punctularia, N. glaucomarginaria, Neurotoma mandibularis?, Nola ovilla, Ocneria rubea, Odonestis pruni, Orgyia definita, O. trigotephras, O. vetusta, Orthosia miniosa, O. pacifica, Pamphilius sylvarum, Paonias excaecata, Paradarisa consonaria, Paranthrene insolita polonica, Parrhasius m-album, Pericallia matronula, Peridea anceps, P. korbi, Phalera bucephalina, P. bucephaloides, Phycita roborella, Phyllodesma americana, P. japonicum, P. kermesifolium, P. tremulifolium, Poecilocampa alpina pontica?, Polyploca ridens, Proteuchloris (phorodesma) neriaria, Psectraglaea carnosa, Pseudexentera hodsoni, Psoricoptera gibbosella, Ptilodon cucullina, Sabra harpagula, Satyrium calanus, S. californica, S. edwardsii, S. favonius, S. ilicis, S. liparops, S. w-album, Shirozua jonasi, Siglophora ferreilutea, Spatalia argentina, Stigmella roborella, S. samiatella, Strymon melinus, Synanthedon codeti, S. spuleri, S. stomoxiformis amasina, S. vespiformis, Tanaorhinus reciprocata confuciaria, Tiliacea aurago, Tolype nicricaria, T. velleda, Tremex columba, T. fuscicornis, T. magus, Trichiura castiliana?, T. verenae?, Trisateles emortualis, Wagimo signata, Xiphydria camelus, X. longicollis, X. prolongata, Ypsolopha alpella, Y. lucella, Y. parenthesella, Y. sylvella, Y. ustella, Zestusa dorus

1000x1437 (~250Kb) USA: McPhee Reservoir Camping, SW Colorado, 14.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

800x944 (~139Kb) USA: McPhee Reservoir Camping, SW Colorado, 14.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

900x1150 (~137Kb) USA: McPhee Reservoir Camping, SW Colorado, 14.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Quercus robur L.

Tammi Metsätammi Common Oak Ek English oak
Quercus robur [RUNEBERG]
Quercus robur ; [RK, 98]

Foodplant for Acleris literana, Acronicta aceris, A. alni, A. auricoma, A. psi, Agriopis aurantiaria, Alsophila aceraria, A. aescularia, Amphipyra berbera, Apocheima pilosaria, Bena bicolorana, Biston betularius, B. stratarius, Catocala fraxini, C. promissa, C. sponsa, Chloroclysta siterata, Colocasia coryli, Comibaena bajularia, Cosmia (noctua) trapezina, Cossus cossus, Cyclophora (geometra) porata, C. (geometra) punctaria, C. suppunctaria, Cydia splendana?, Dichonia (noctua) aprilina, Drepana falcataria, Dryobotodes eremita, Ectoedemia albifasciella, E. atrifrontella, E. subbimaculella, Ennomos autumnarius, E. erosarius, Epirrita dilutata, Erannis defoliaria, Eriogaster lanestris, Eupithecia dodoneata, E. orphnata, Eupsilia transversa, Favonius quercus, Gynaephora (bombyx) selenitica, Hemithea (geometra) aestivaria, Janus femoratus, Jodis (geometra) lactearia, Lycia hirtaria, L. pomonaria, Macrothylacia digramma, Meganola strigula, Moma (noctua) alpium, Nola confusalis, Nycteola degenerana, N. revayana, Odontopera bidentata, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Orgyia antiqua, Orthosia cerasi, O. cruda, O. gothica, O. incerta, Paracolax tristalis, Perisomena caecigena, Perizoma didymatum, Phalera bucephala, Phyllodesma suberifolium, Plagodis dolabraria, Poecilocampa populi, Polypogon strigilatus, Pseudoips prasinanus, Pseudotelphusa scalella, Psoricoptera gibbosella, Ptilodon capucinus, Saturnia pavonia, Satyrium ilicis, Selenia lunularia, Spilarctia luteum, Stenolechia gemmella, Stigmella basiguttella, S. ruficapitella, S. svenssoni, Synanthedon conopiformis, Teleiodes luculella

Quercus alba L.

from (Maine - Minnesota, Quebec) - to (Florida - E.Texas). See [About maps] White Oak Northern white oak
Quercus alba var. subcaerulea A.L. & M.C. Pickens
Quercus alba var. subflavea A.L. & M.C. Pickens
Quercus alba ; [IBT, 200]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Anisota finlaysoni, Apocheima strigataria, Cydia latiferreana, Egira dolosa, Erynnis juvenalis, Lytrosis permagnaria, Morrisonia latex, Nemoria bistriaria siccifolia, Satyrium ontario

Quercus arkansana Sarg.

NA.Georgia, N.Florida, SE.Alabama, SW.Arkansas. See [About maps] Arkansas oak
Quercus caput-rivuli Ashe
Quercus arkansana ; [IBT, 180]

Quercus austrina Small

South Carolina - Florida - Mississippi. See [About maps] Bluff Oak Bastard White Oak
Quercus austrina ; [IBT, 202]

Quercus bicolor Willd.

from (Quebec, Maine - Minnesota) - to (NA.Georgia, Oklahoma). See [About maps] Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor ; [IBT, 202]

Quercus chapmanii Sarg.

South Carolina, NA.Georgia, Florida. See [About maps] Chapman White Oak Chapman's oak
Quercus chapmanii ; [IBT, 193]

Quercus coccinea Muench.

from (Maine - Minnesota, S.Ontario) - to (NA.Georgia, Oklahoma). See [About maps] Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea ; [IBT, 166]

Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria, Dasychira leucophaea, D. meridionalis, D. meridionalis memorata, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria

Q. c. var. coccinea

Quercus × richteri Baenitz

Q. c. var. tuberculata Sarg.

Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill

Michigan, Indiana - S.Manitoba, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri. See [About maps] Northern Pin Oak Black Oak Jack Oak Hill Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis ; [IBT, 170]

Quercus falcata Michx.

S.Pennsylvania, New Jersey - Florida - Texas, Mississippi - Iowa, S.Illinois, S.Indiana. See [About maps] Southern Red Oak Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata var. triloba (Michx.); Nutt.
Quercus triloba Michx.
Quercus falcata ; [IBT, 176]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Anisota consularis

Q. f. var. pagodaefolia Ell.

from (New Jersey, Maryland) - to (Florida - E.Texas), Mississippi - Indiana, Illinois Swamp Red Oak Swamp Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia ; [IBT, 178]

Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook.

Washington - California. See [About maps] Oregon white oak
Quercus gilberti
Quercus jacobi
Quercus garryana ; [FPN, 74]

Foodplant for Acrobasis comptella, Digrammia muscariata muscariata, D. muscariata teucaria, Egira cognata, E. crucialis, Erynnis propertius, Orthosia ferrigera

Q. g. var. garryana

Q. g. var. breweri (Engelm.) Jepson

Quercus breweri Engelm.
Quercus oerstediana R. Br.

Q. g. var. semota Jepson

Quercus geminata Small

SE.North Carolina - Florida - SE.Louisiana. See [About maps] Sand live oak
Quercus virginiana var. geminata (Small); Sarg.
Quercus virginiana var. maritima (Michx.); Sarg.
Quercus virginiana var. geminata ; [IBT, 193]

Quercus georgiana M.A. Curtis

NA.Georgia. See [About maps] Georgia oak
Quercus georgiana ; [IBT, 174]

Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh.

from (Maine - Ohio) - North Carolina, Kentucky. See [About maps] Scrub Oak Bear Oak
Quercus ilicifolia ; [IBT, 180]

Foodplant for Cicinnus melsheimeri, Hemileuca maia maia, Lytrosis permagnaria, Satyrium edwardsii, S. ontario

Quercus imbricaria Michx.

from (Pennsylvania - S.Michigan, Nebraska) - NA.Georgia, Arkansas. See [About maps] Shingle Oak Laurel Oak Water Oak
Quercus imbricaria ; [IBT, 186]

Quercus incana Bartram

SE.Virginia - Florida - Texas, SE.Oklahoma. See [About maps] Bluejack Oak Upland Willow Oak
Quercus cinerea Michx.
Quercus incana ; [IBT, 189]

Foodplant for Arhopala dodonaea, A. ganesa, A. rama, Euthalia patala, Sephisa dichroa

Quercus kelloggii Newberry

Oregon - California. See [About maps] California Black Oak Kellogg's Oak
Quercus californica (Torr.); Cooper
Quercus kelloggii ; [FPN, 74]

Foodplant for Orgyia cana

Quercus laevis Walt.

SE.Virginia - Florida, SE.Louisiana. See [About maps] Turkey Oak "Scrub Oak" Catesby Oak
Quercus catesbaei Michx.
Quercus laevis ; [IBT, 172]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Dryocampa rubicunda

Quercus laurifolia Michx.

S.New Jersey - Florida - SE.Texas. See [About maps] Laurel Oak
Quercus obtusa (Willd.); Ashe
Quercus phellos var. laurifolia (Michx.); Chapman
Quercus succulenta Small
Quercus laurifolia ; [IBT, 186]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Quercus hemisphaerica; auct. non Bartr. ex Willd.

Foodplant for Satyrium ontario

Quercus lyrata Walt.

from (S.New Jersey, Maryland) - NW.Florida - E.Texas, Mississippi - SE.Oklahoma, S.Illinois, SW.Indiana. See [About maps] Overcup Oak
Quercus lyrata ; [IBT, 198]

Quercus macrocarpa Michx.

from (Nova Scotia - Manitoba) - to (Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas). See [About maps] Burr Oak Mossycup Oak Overcup Oak
Quercus macrocarpa ; [IBT, 194]

Foodplant for Anisota manitobensis, Cydia latiferreana

Q. m. var. macrocarpa

Quercus macrocarpa var. oliviformis (Michx. f.); Gray
Quercus mandanensis Rydb.

Q. m. var. depressa (Nutt.) Engelm.

Quercus marilandica Muench.

from (New York - Michigan, Nebraska) - to (Florida - E.Texas). See [About maps] Blackjack Oak Jack Oak Black Oak Barren Oak
Quercus marilandica ; [IBT, 178]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Hemileuca grotei grotei, H. maia maia

Q. m. var. marilandica

Q. m. var. ashii Sudworth

Quercus neoashei Bush

Quercus michauxii Nutt.

New Jersey - Florida - E.Texas, Mississippi - Illinois, SE.Ohio. See [About maps] Swamp Chestnut Oak Cow Oak Basket Oak
Quercus houstoniana C.H. Muller
Quercus michauxii ; [IBT, 204]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Quercus prinus; auct. p.p. non L.

Foodplant as Quercus prinus for Anisota finlaysoni, Apocheima strigataria, Morrisonia latex

Quercus mongolica Fischer ex Ledeb.

Quercus mongolica ; [Oleg Kosterin]

390x616 (~95Kb) An open pine/Dahurian larch/Dahurian birch forest on a local hill crest at the Budyumkan River left bank 5 km upstream of its confluence with the Argun' River, 6 km S of the village Uryupino, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 26th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Foodplant for Acleris affinatana, A. hispidana, A. perfundana, Aldania thisbe, Antigius attilia, A. butleri, Chrysozephyrus brillantinus, Croesia conchyloides, Cydia amurensis, C. danilevskii, C. glandicolana, Daimio tethys, Erynnis montanus, Favonius cognatus cognatus, F. orientalis, F. orientalis, F. orientalis schischkini, F. saphirinus saphirinus, F. taxila, Japonica lutea, J. lutea dubatolovi, J. saepestriata saepestriata, Psoricoptera gibbosella, Sephisa dichroa, Shirozua jonasi, Spatalistis christophana, Tortrix sinapina, Wagimo signata quercivora

Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.

from (Ontario - Minnesota, Nebraska) - to (Delaware - Florida - Texas). See [About maps] Chinquapin Oak Chinkapin oak Yellow Oak
Quercus acuminata (Michx.); Houba
Quercus alexanderi Britt.
Quercus prinoides Coult.; (non Willd.)
Quercus prinoides var. acuminata (Michx.); Gleason
Quercus muehlenbergii;
Quercus muhlenbergii ; [IBT, 208]

Foodplant for Erynnis horatius

Foodplant as Quercus prinoides for Hemileuca maia maia

Quercus myrtifolia Willd.

South Carolina - Florida - Mississippi. See [About maps] Myrtle-leaved Oak Myrtle oak
Quercus myrtifolia ; [IBT, 193]

Foodplant for Anisota consularis

Quercus nigra L.

New Jersey - Florida - E.Texas, Mississippi - Missouri, E.Oklahoma. See [About maps] Water Oak Possum Oak
Quercus microcarya Small
Quercus nigra var. heterophylla (Ait.); Ashe
Quercus nigra ; [IBT, 182]

Foodplant for Anisota consularis, Dasychira tephra, Morrisonia mucens, Ulolonche culea

Quercus oglethorpensis Duncan

South Carolina, NA.Georgia. See [About maps] Oglethorpe Oak
Quercus oglethorpensis ; [IBT, 202]

Quercus palustris Muench.

from (Massachusetts - Michigan, E.Kansas) - to (North Carolina, Oklahoma). See [About maps] Pin Oak Swamp Oak Water Oak
Quercus palustris ; [IBT, 168]

Foodplant for Anisota peigleri, Hemileuca slosseri

Quercus phellos L.

New York - Florida - E.Texas, Mississippi - S.Illinois. See [About maps] Willow Oak
Quercus phellos ; [IBT, 184]

Quercus prinoides Willd.

from (Maine - Nebraska) - to (North Carolina - Texas). See [About maps] Scrub Chestnut Oak Dwarf Chinquapin Oak Dwarf chinkapin oak
Quercus prinoides var. rufescens Rehd.
Quercus prinoides ; [IBT, 210]

Foodplant for Hemileuca maia maia

Quercus prinus L.

from (S.Maine, S.Ontario) - Ohio, Tennessee - to (NA.Georgia, Alabama). See [About maps] Chestnut Oak Rock Oak Rock Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana Willd.
Quercus prinus ; [IBT, 206]

Foodplant for Anisota finlaysoni, Apocheima strigataria, Morrisonia latex

Quercus rubra L.

from (Nova Scotia - Minnesota) - to (NA.Georgia, Oklahoma). See [About maps] Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra ; [IBT, 164]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Apocheima strigataria, Cydia latiferreana, Ectoedemia albifasciella, E. subbimaculella, Erynnis juvenalis, Lytrosis permagnaria, Morrisonia latex, Pseudexentera spoliana, Synanthedon conopiformis, Ulolonche culea

Q. r. var. ambigua (Gray) Fern.

Quercus borealis Michx. f.
Quercus rubra var. borealis (Michx. f.); Farw.

Foodplant as Quercus borealis for Egira alternans, Lithophane petulca, Nemoria lixaria

Q. r. var. rubra

Quercus borealis var. maxima (Marsh.); Ashe
Quercus maxima (Marsh.); Ashe

Quercus shumardii Buckley

North Carolina - N.Florida - Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, S.Illinois, S.Indiana, S.Ohio, West Virginia, S.Pennsylvania, Maryland. See [About maps] Shumard Oak Shumard Red Oak Swamp Red Oak Scheck Oak
Quercus shumardii ; [IBT, 170]

Foodplant for Hemileuca peigleri

Q. s. var. shumardii

Q. s. var. schneckii (Britt.) Sarg.

Quercus schneckii Britt.

Q. s. var. stenocarpa Laughlin

Quercus sinuata Walt.

-. See [About maps] Bastard oak

Q. s. var. breviloba (Torr.) C.H. Muller

Quercus annulata Buckl. Quercus breviloba (Torr.); Sarg. Quercus durandii var. breviloba (Torr.); Palmer

Quercus san-sabeana Buckl. Quercus sinuata var. san-sabeana (Buckl.); Buckl.

Q. s. var. sinuata

S.South Carolina, NA.Georgia Durand White Oak
Quercus durandii Buckley
Quercus durandii ; [IBT, 193]

Quercus stellata Wangenh.

from (Massachusetts - S.Pennsylvania - Iowa) - to (N.Florida, Texas). See [About maps] Post Oak Box White Oak Iron Oak
Quercus stellata var. attenuata Sarg.
Quercus stellata var. parviloba Sarg.
Quercus stellata ; [IBT, 196]

Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria

Q. s. var. margaretta (Ashe) Sarg.

SE.Virginia - Florida - Texas, Mississippi Sand Post Oak Dwarf Post Oak
Quercus stellata var. margaretta ; [IBT, 198]

Quercus texana Buckl.

Alabama - E.Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, SE.Missouri, W.Tennessee, ...?. See [About maps] Texas red oak Nuttall Oak

Quercus nuttallii Palmer Quercus nuttallii var. cachensis Palmer Quercus rubra var. texana (Buckl.); Buckl.

Quercus shumardii var. microcarpa (Torr.); Shinners Quercus shumardii var. texana (Buckl.); Ashe

Quercus nuttallii ; [IBT, 174]

Foodplant for Erynnis horatius, Gloveria sphingiformis, Hemileuca grotei grotei, H. peigleri

Quercus velutina Lam.

from (Maine - Minnesota) - to (N.Florida - E.Texas). See [About maps] Black Oak Yellow Oak Quercitron
Quercus velutina var. missouriensis Sarg.
Quercus velutina ; [IBT, 174]

Foodplant for Acrobasis minimella, Apocheima strigataria, Cydia latiferreana, Erynnis juvenalis, Hethemia pistasciaria pistasciaria, Morrisonia latex, Papilio glaucus glaucus?

Quercus virginiana P. Mill.

SE.Virginia - Florida - S.Texas. See [About maps] Live Oak
Quercus virginiana ; [IBT, 191]

Foodplant for Abrostola microvalis?, Anisota consularis, Hemileuca maia maia, Orgyia detrita, O. leucostigma, Parrhasius m-album, Satyrium ontario

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[IBT]

Grimm, 1983; The Illustrated Book of Trees

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.