Common name: Lesser maple spanworm.
Hodges #: 6273.
Identification: Rfw 13.5 mm, pure white specimens distinguished
by slightly angulate hws, and palpi projecting forward beyond eyes and
beak-like.
Similar species: 6667, 6678, 6965.
Distribution: southern Canada and eastern temperate United
States.
Hosts: Acer spp.– maples, sometimes injurious.
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ND, Cass Co., NE Fargo. 24- VIII- 1993. Yard light,
Coll. D. Rider.
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