Pepper-and-Salt Moth
Bistonbetularia cognataria
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glouster, Ohio
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Corning, OH (Zone 6a) |
January 2007 |
Neutral
Host Plants: Alders, birches, blueberries, elms, hackberries, larch, pecan, Prunus species, sumac, walnut, willows and other trees and shrubs.
In England this moth is known as the Peppered Moth.
I collected the caterpillar that I have shown and reared him in the cathouse on sumac and he did pupate, so we'll see if we get a moth this year.
In England this moth is known as the Peppered Moth.
I collected the caterpillar that I have shown and reared him in the cathouse on sumac and he did pupate, so we'll see if we get a moth this year.
