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Besma quercivoraria

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Geometridae

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Besma quercivoraria

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Besma quercivoraria Besma quercivoraria Oak Besma Prairie Haven

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Campaea perlata, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Ennomos magnaria, Melanolophia canadaria, Euchlaena

Besma quercivoraria larvae


Besma quercivoraria, the oak besma, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across southern Canada (from Newfoundland to British Columbia) and all of the United States except California.

Besma quercivoraria Besma quercivoraria Oak Besma Prairie Haven

Adults are sexually dimorphic.

The wingspan is 27–41 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the south, from May to August in Ontario and from late May to July in Alberta. There are two generations per year.

Besma quercivoraria Besma quercivoraria Oak Besma Prairie Haven

The larvae feed on the leaves of oak, elm, poplar, willow, Picea glauca, and mostly Betula papyrifera in southern Canada.

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References

Besma quercivoraria Wikipedia


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