Oak besma

Besma quercivoraria

''Besma quercivoraria'', the oak besma, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found across southern Canada and all of the United States except California.
Oak Besma Moth (Besma quercivoraria) At porchlights at a dense mixed forest edge.  Besma quercivoraria,Geotagged,Oak besma,Summer,United States

Appearance

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.
Oak Besma Moth (Besma quercivoraria)  At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. Besma quercivoraria,Geotagged,Moth Week 2021,Oak besma,Summer,United States

Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusBesma
SpeciesB. quercivoraria