Life Plants Magnoliophyta Pinophytina Cupressaceae

Foodplants for Argyresthia dilectella, A. trifasciata, Chionodes electella, Coleotechnites carbonaria, Dichomeris marginella, Digrammia imparilata?, Eupithecia indigata, E. lariciata, Pachypasa limosa, P. otus, Parocneria furva, Periploca laeta, Sirex areolatus, Stenolechia bathrodyas, Urocerus augur

1000x1382 (~258Kb) USA: McPhee Reservoir Camping, SW Colorado, 13.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela	800x957 (~169Kb) USA: McPhee Reservoir Camping, SW Colorado, 13.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela	900x1350 (~438Kb) USA: Onion Creek Canyon (38°42'28"N 109°18'40"W), Grand Co., Utah, 15.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
1600x1100 (~329Kb) USA: Onion Creek Canyon (38°42'28"N 109°18'40"W), Grand Co., Utah, 15.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

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

• Juniperus communis (L.) En Juniper Kataja Common Juniper

  • Juniperus communis, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Juniperis communis; [RK], 61

  600x875 (~169Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 20.9.1998, Photo © Markku Savela

  600x770 (~95Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 20.9.1998, Photo © Markku Savela

  Foodplant for Aethes rutilana, Argyresthia abdominalis, A. arceuthina, A. aurulentella, A. praecocella, Calliteara abietis, Coleotechnites gibsonella, C. juniperella, Dendrolimus pini, Dichomeris juniperella, D. marginella, Eupithecia intricata, E. lanceata, E. pusillata, Gelechia sabinellus, Macaria liturata, Monoctenus juniperi, M. obscuratus, Synanthedon spuleri, S. vespiformis, Thera cognata, T. juniperata, T. obeliscata, T. variata, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

  • ssp. communis Metsäkataja En

    • Juniperis communis ssp. communis; [RK], 62
  • ssp. alpina Suter² Fjällen Lapinkataja

    • Juniperis sibirica Burgsd.
    • Juniperis communis ssp. nana Syme
    • Juniperis communis ssp. montana Aiton
    • Juniperus communis var. montana Ait.
    • Juniperus alpina (Sm.) S.F. Gray
    • Juniperus communis ssp. alpina (Sm.) Celak.
    • Juniperus communis ssp. nana (Willd.) Syme
    • Juniperus communis ssp. saxatilis (Pallas) E. Murr.
    • Juniperus communis var. alpina Sm.
    • Juniperus communis var. jackii Rehd.
    • Juniperus communis var. saxatilis Pallas
    • Juniperus nana Willd.

    • Juniperis communis ssp. alpina; [RK], 62

    Foodplant as Juniperus nana for Aethes rutilana tatricana

  • var. depressa Pursh

    • Juniperus canadensis Lodd. ex Burgsd.
    • Juniperus communis ssp. depressa (Pursh) Franco
    • Juniperus depressa (Pursh) Raf.
• Juniperus oxycedrus L.

  1358x1307 (~304Kb) France: Toudon, Alpes-Maritimes, 1000m, 22.9.2008, Photo © Gabriel Alziar

  Foodplant for Cydia interscindana, Eupithecia pusillata, E. pusillata, Gelechia senticetella

• Juniperus ashei Buchh. Ashe's juniper

  • Juniperus occidentalis var. conjungens Engelm.
  • Juniperus occidentalis var. texana Vasey

  Foodplant for Digrammia atrofasciata, D. continuata?

• Juniperus californica Carr. California juniper

  • Juniperus cedrosiana Kellogg
  • Juniperus cerrosianus Kellogg
  • Juniperus pyriformis Lindl.
  • Sabina californica (Carr.) Antoine

  Foodplant for Callophrys gryneus siva, C. loki, Digrammia excurvata, Periploca atrata, Sphinx sequoiae

• Juniperus coahuilensis (Martinez) Gaussen ex R.P. Adams

  • Juniperus erythrocarpa var. coahuilensis Martinez
  • Juniperus pinchotii var. erythrocarpa (Cory) J. Silba
• Juniperus deppeana Steud. Alligator juniper

  • Juniperus deppeana ssp. sperryi (Correll) E. Murr.
  • Juniperus deppeana var. pachyphlaea (Torr.) Martinez
  • Juniperus deppeana var. sperryi Correll
  • Juniperus mexicana Schlecht. & Cham.
  • Juniperus pachyderma Sitgr.

  Foodplant for Digrammia cinereola cinereola, D. triviata, Sphinx dollii

• Juniperus flaccida Schlecht. Drooping juniper

  • Juniperus flaccida var. gigantea (Roezl) Gaussen
  • Juniperus gigantea Roezl p.p.
  • Juniperus gracilis Endl.
  • Sabina flaccida (Schlecht.) Antoine
• Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping juniper

  • Juniperus horizontalis var. douglasii hort.
  • Juniperus horizontalis var. variegata Beissn.
  • Juniperus hudsonica Forbes
  • Juniperus prostrata Pers.
  • Juniperus repens Nutt.
  • Juniperus virginiana var. prostrata (Pers.) Torr.
  • Sabina horizontalis (Moench) Rydb.
  • Sabina prostrata (Pers.) Antoine

  Foodplant for Dichomeris marginella, Glyphidocera juniperella, Periploca nigra

• Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. One-seed juniper

  • Juniperus occidentalis var. gymnocarpa Lemmon
  • Sabina monosperma (Engelm.) Rydb.

  Foodplant for Digrammia atrofasciata, D. cinereola cinereola, D. pallorata, Periploca funebris

• Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Western juniper

  Foodplant for Callophrys gryneus plicataria, Digrammia modocata, D. napensis

  • var. occidentalis

    • Juniperus californica var. siskiyouensis Henderson
    • Sabina occidentalis (Hook.) Heller
  • var. australis (Vasek) A.& N. Holmgren

    • Juniperus occidentalis ssp. australis Vasek
• Juniperus osteosperma Torr. Little - Utah juniper

  • Juniperus californica ssp. osteosperma (Torr.) E. Murr.
  • Juniperus californica var. osteosperma (Torr.) L. Benson
  • Juniperus californica var. utahensis Engelm.
  • Juniperus knightii A. Nels.
  • megalocarpa (Sudworth)
  • Juniperus monosperma var. knightii (A. Nels.) Lemmon
  • Juniperus occidentalis var. utahensis (Engelm.) Kent
  • Juniperus utahensis (Engelm.) Lemmon
  • Juniperus utahensis var. megalocarpa (Sudworth) Sarg.
  • Sabina osteosperma (Torr.) Antoine
  • Sabina utahensis (Engelm.) Rydb.

  Foodplant for Callophrys gryneus siva, Sphinx sequoiae

  Foodplant as Juniperus utahensis for Lithophane longior

• Juniperus pinchotii Sudworth Pinchot's juniper

  • Juniperus monosperma var. pinchotii (Sudworth) Van Melle
  • Juniperus texensis Van Melle

  Foodplant for Digrammia cinereola cinereola

• Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky mountain juniper

  • Juniperus scopulorum var. columnaris Fassett
  • Juniperus virginiana ssp. scopulorum (Sarg.) E. Murr.
  • Juniperus virginiana var. montana Vasey
  • Juniperus virginiana var. scopulorum (Sarg.) Lemmon
  • Sabina scopulorum (Sarg.) Rydb.

  Foodplant for Callophrys gryneus siva, Coleotechnites occidentis, Digrammia continuata?, D. setonana, D. triviata

• Juniperus virginiana L. from (Nova Scotia - Florida) - to (South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas). See [maps] Red Juniper Eastern red-cedar Savin Cedar

  • Juniperus virginiana; [IBT], 85

  Foodplant for Callophrys gryneus, Coleotechnites albicostata, Dichomeris marginella, Digrammia continuata, Macaria multilineata, Periploca nigra, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

  • var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba North Carolina - Florida, S.Mississippi, SE.Texas Southern Red Cedar

    • Juniperus silicicola (Small) Bailey
    • Juniperus virginiana ssp. silicicola (Small) E. Murr.
    • Sabina silicicola Small

    • Juniperus silicicola; [IBT], 87

    Foodplant as Juniperus silicicola for Digrammia continuata?, Macaria multilineata?

  • var. virginiana

    • Juniperus virginiana ssp. crebra (Fern. & Grisc.) E. Murr.
    • Juniperus virginiana var. crebra Fern. & Grisc.
    • Sabina virginiana (L.) Antoine

5.3.2022 (14)

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.