| Moths of North Dakota |
Geometridae: Ennominae: Ourapterygini |
Besma quercivoraria (Guenée 1857)
| Common name: Oak besma.
Hodges #: 6885. Identification: Rfw 18.18 mm, fw apex acute, f/hw wings sharply angled at M3, pm line even in course across both wings. Similar species: 6725, 6731, 6733, 6735, 6739, 6819, 6820, 6982. Distribution: eastern United States. Hosts: Larvae feed on Quercus– oak, Ulnus– elm, and Populus– poplar.
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ND, Richland Co., West I allotment. 13- VI- 1995. Hg/UV lt., coll. G. Fauske, C. Locken.
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