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Nemoria lixaria, 5th instar larva on Betula
populifolia. |
Fifth (final) instar larvae reared on birch, maple and
oak leaves. |
| Nemoria lixaria
larvae have been reared on a wide array of host plant species, though
their natural host plants are likely much more restricted, and may
include oak as well as red maple. In our lab, we have reared Nemoria
lixaria to adults on several oak species including white, scarlet,
and red oak, as well as on Acer rubrum, Rhus typhina,
Betula populifolia,
Juglans nigra, Comptonia peregrina, Hypericum
densiflorum, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. They have rejected
Liquidambar styraciflua as a host plant
in our rearing experiments.
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