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Oak Besma Moth

Besma quercivoraria

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Excellent twig mimic! Grayish-green caterpillar with small dark warts.

Habitat:

Temperate forest. Rockwood Park, Midlothian, Virginia.

Notes:

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6885

Reference Links:

Species Besma quercivoraria - Oak Besma - Hodges#6885 - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017

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