Common name: Ochre dagger moth
Hodges #: 9236
Identification: Rfw 20 mm, apical, tornal and basal dashes
present, pm line deeply incurved around tornal dash. Ochre scales
present on
thorax, fw base, and filling of reniform.
Similar species: 9237, 9238.
Distribution: Southern Canada, U. S. east of the Rockies.
Hosts: Larvae feed on Ulmus– elm, Tilia–
basswood, and Malus– apple.
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ND, Ransom Co., McLeod. 4- VI- 1962, UV lt. trap.
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