Dejongia californicus

{{short description|Species of plume moth}}

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| image = Dejongia californicus 163208217.jpg

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| genus = Dejongia

| species = californicus

| authority = (Walsingham, 1880)[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6100 Moth Photographers Group]

| synonyms =

• Aciptilus californica Walsingham, 1880
• Trichoptilus californicus
• Trichoptilus wrightii Grinnell, 1909}}

Dejongia californicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including California{{cite web|url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/251069|title=Dejongia californicus|publisher=Bug Guide|accessdate=23 June 2010}} and the south-eastern United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/list%20page%20folder/pterophoroidea.htm|title=Georgia Lepidoptera – Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea|publisher=Daltons State.edu|accessdate=June 23, 2010|archive-date=June 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603033307/http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/list%20page%20folder/pterophoroidea.htm|url-status=dead}}

The wingspan is {{convert|14|-|26|mm}}.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species, including Isocoma veneta and Grindelia species.{{cite web|url=http://www.plumemoth.com/Florida%20Pterophoridae.pdf|title=Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida|publisher=Plume Moth|accessdate=June 23, 2010}}