Straw Besma
Besma endropiaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings shiny, pale straw yellow, slightly translucent, faintly striated and veined with pale brown. Forewing has three brown lines; am. line often connected to pm. line by a short crossbar near inner margin. St. line thin, rounded, fading away below midpoint.
Wing Span: 3-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sugar maple.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Manitoba and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Displaying 1 - 24 of 86 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 21, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: B3tomm
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Mar 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: woodfox89
Region: Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 18, 2022
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: Bill Keim
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 20, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 06, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: AriS
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020
Observation date: May 23, 2020
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 12, 2018
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: May 08, 2012
Submitted by: vinstanton
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 25, 2018
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